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Newport Beach, CA vs Long Beach, CA

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- The median age of a home in Newport Beach is 37.0% younger than the median age of a home in Long Beach.
 Newport Beach, CALong Beach, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age46  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$739,900$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months22.3%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock50.6%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.109.2%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$6.8$11.0
 Homes Owned45.3%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock5.3%11.2%
 Homes Rented39.1%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Newport Beach, CALong Beach, CAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,870$1,840
 Studio Apartment$2,570  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,760$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,370  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,920$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$5,350  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Newport Beach, CALong Beach, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.2%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.4%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.2%0.7%
 Vacant Sold1.8%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.7%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.9%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Newport Beach, CALong Beach, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.0%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.2%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.8%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.2%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.3%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock0.5%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9990.6%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock9.8%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9990.8%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock39.3%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9998.1%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock7.4%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,99913.8%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock1.6%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Newport Beach, CALong Beach, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock3.3%13.6%
 2000 to 200910.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock4.5%13.6%
 1980 to 198910.5%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock13.0%14.8%
 1960 to 196913.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock21.0%10.0%
 1940 to 19493.8%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock19.6%12.2%
Reviews for Newport Beach    21 Reviews

I've lived here since late 2014. It's pretty on the outside and ugly on the inside. The people are hyper conservative, aggressively competitive. It's all about money and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I love calling Newport Beach my home. Every time I return from travel, I can feel the stress leave my body the minute I see the Ocean. I sell real estate in Newport  More

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Over 10 years ago

I currently reside on Balboa Island in Newport Beach, Ca. I grew up in Newport on the peninsula point near the wedge. I still visit the wedge but going to that area in  More

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Reviews for Long Beach    45 Reviews

Local born and bred. This place is going down the drain. Crime is up, housing is up, yuppies finding nothing wrong with it since they want to validate spending 3k on a 2  More

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Angelique · 
Over 5 years ago

I love Long Beach. I especially shoreline village and the aquarium of the pacific. The only big problem here (for me) is crime. Otherwise, nice  More

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Over 7 years ago

The cost of living is extremely high and there are way too many apartments or multi unit homes which have no parking. But with everyone living on top of each other it  More

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