2024 Compare Cities Housing:
Murrieta, CA vs Chico, CA

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- The median age of a home in Murrieta is 85.7% younger than the median age of a home in Chico.
 Murrieta, CAChico, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age213942
 Median Home Cost$600,300$440,000$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months17.4%9.0%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.68.6%53.4%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.193.0%129.9%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$10.8$7.9$11.0
 Homes Owned62.6%40.5%57.4%
 Housing Vacant6.4%8.4%11.2%
 Homes Rented31.0%51.1%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Murrieta, CAChico, CAUnited States
 Average Rent$3,140$1,880$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,710$970$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,870$1,020$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,340$1,340$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,180$1,910$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,910$2,280$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Murrieta, CAChico, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent0.8%3.3%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.3%1.9%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale1.6%0.6%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.3%0.6%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation2.2%0.6%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.3%1.4%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Murrieta, CAChico, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,0000.8%1.4%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.3%3.2%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9990.4%1.9%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.2%1.4%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9990.0%0.5%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.8%1.5%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,9990.8%2.3%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9996.3%14.8%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,99920.1%33.1%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99935.0%20.0%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,99929.9%14.9%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9993.1%3.3%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9991.3%1.2%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.4%0.1%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.6%0.4%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Murrieta, CAChico, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.2%0.4%0.2%
 2010 to 201443.2%11.6%13.6%
 2000 to 200943.2%11.6%13.6%
 1990 to 199922.0%16.0%13.6%
 1980 to 198921.4%18.6%13.2%
 1970 to 19793.4%17.3%14.8%
 1960 to 196922.0%16.0%13.6%
 1950 to 19590.7%9.0%10.0%
 1940 to 19491.3%5.1%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier0.5%7.2%12.2%
Reviews for Murrieta    39 Reviews

Paul · 
Over 1 years ago

Very expensive to rent here. Many apartments in Murrieta charge as much as $2,300 for a single bedroom. But this is California, so maybe it’s cheaper than LA or Orange  More

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I moved here for my wife's job. It's a cookie cutter middle class community that costs 2-3 times as much as Texas. Homes aren't custom. They are tract homes on small  More

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George · 

A great place to live and raise a family. It’s a quintessential bedroom community. Very safe. Violent crime is a rarity here. Property crime is very low here too.  More

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Reviews for Chico    31 Reviews

Chico is imperfect like most places, but it's still good. Any and all of it's issues proceed from it's main fault of growing increasingly liberal, which is to be  More

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Uuwuu · 
Over 2 years ago

Chico's decent. I've been living here for ~5 years now. Eveen though my brother loves Chico and would like to stay, I would like to leave. I have no issues with crime or  More

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I was born in Oroville and I grew up in Oroville and Biggs. I have heard all my life about crime in chico. Well I have lived in Chico near Chapman for almost 10 years  More

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