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Pacific Grove, CA vs Santa Clara, CA

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- The median age of a home in Pacific Grove is 22.2% older than the median age of a home in Santa Clara.
 Pacific Grove, CASanta Clara, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age63  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$1,438,500$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months14.7%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock34.8%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.157.7%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$6.5$11.0
 Homes Owned38.2%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock6.6%11.2%
 Homes Rented43.6%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Pacific Grove, CASanta Clara, CAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$3,940$1,840
 Studio Apartment$2,900  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,680$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,680  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$3,990$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$5,700  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Pacific Grove, CASanta Clara, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock3.5%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.2%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.2%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.9%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.9%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Pacific Grove, CASanta Clara, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.6%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.0%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.1%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.0%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.0%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock0.3%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9990.5%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock0.4%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9992.4%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock9.0%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,99938.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock40.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9998.2%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock7.3%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Pacific Grove, CASanta Clara, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock10.8%13.6%
 2000 to 20093.2%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock6.3%13.6%
 1980 to 19897.6%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock16.1%14.8%
 1960 to 19694.3%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock21.2%10.0%
 1940 to 19496.8%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock3.7%12.2%
Reviews for Pacific Grove    3 Reviews

We had vacationed in the Monterey Bay Area for 40 years and really liked it, so we leased an apartment in Pacific Grove for a year to see if we would like to purchase  More

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Over 19 years ago

PG is a wonderful town, although with a four-year old child, the town feels old. It is prohibitively expensive to live in PG with the Average home close to a million  More

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We were welcomed to the community and had great  More

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Reviews for Santa Clara    14 Reviews

Larry · 

Santa Clara, CA and the city government are great. The city has been for the most part very good to me. I grew up in Santa Clara and now that I have been away for two  More

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I have lived in Santa Clara California most of my life so I consider myself to be an expert. The climate is wonderful. The price of housing is way above the national  More

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Over 10 years ago

Good Central Park and activities; City-owned power company provides lower cost power; home to many high-tech companies; city is  More

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