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Pacific Grove, CA vs Topeka, KS

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- The median age of a home in Pacific Grove is 14.3% older than the median age of a home in Topeka.
 Pacific Grove, CATopeka, KSUnited States
 Median Home Age63  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$169,700$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months14.7%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock52.4%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.157.7%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$16.7$11.0
 Homes Owned38.2%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock9.7%11.2%
 Homes Rented43.6%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Pacific Grove, CATopeka, KSUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,180$1,840
 Studio Apartment$2,900  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$710$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,680  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,200$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$5,700  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Pacific Grove, CATopeka, KSUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock4.4%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.2%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.6%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.1%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.9%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Pacific Grove, CATopeka, KSUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock5.1%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.0%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock9.3%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock12.8%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.0%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock14.9%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9990.5%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock2.3%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9992.4%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock0.5%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,99938.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9998.2%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.1%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Pacific Grove, CATopeka, KSUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock6.7%13.6%
 2000 to 20093.2%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock10.1%13.6%
 1980 to 19897.6%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock15.8%14.8%
 1960 to 19694.3%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock15.6%10.0%
 1940 to 19496.8%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock17.7%12.2%
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Reviews for Pacific Grove    3 Reviews
JP · Apache Junction, AZ
We recommend leasing before you bite the dust.
Over 5 years ago

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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Abhd · Pacific Grove, CA
Pacific Grove
Over 20 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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Abhd · Pacific Grove, CA
Pacific Grove--A Great Place to Live
Over 20 years ago

We were welcomed to the community and had great  More

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Reviews for Topeka    28 Reviews
Dean · Sacramento, CA
LORETTA LYNN SCARED ME AWAY FROM TOPEKA ):
Over 6 years ago

Loretta Lynn says that in  More

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True · Topeka, KS
Why you shouldn't live in Topeka Kansas
Over 7 years ago

I live in Topeka this town is awful A lot of crime has been happening here. I don't suggest moving here. This town is also dying out it's mostly old people, meth  More

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Robert · Katy, TX
The best city ever
Over 8 years ago

I lived in Topeka most of my life until moving to Katy, Texas...which is a premiere suburb of Houston. Topeka is genuinely missed as it is a superb community to raise a  More

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