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Pacific Grove, CA vs Walnut Creek, CA

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- The median age of a home in Pacific Grove is 23.8% older than the median age of a home in Walnut Creek.
 Pacific Grove, CAWalnut Creek, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age63  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$1,025,000$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months14.7%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock42.7%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.157.7%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$7.1$11.0
 Homes Owned38.2%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock4.5%11.2%
 Homes Rented43.6%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Pacific Grove, CAWalnut Creek, CAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$3,790$1,840
 Studio Apartment$2,900  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,400$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,680  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$3,840$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$5,700  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Pacific Grove, CAWalnut Creek, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.0%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.2%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.6%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.6%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.9%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Pacific Grove, CAWalnut Creek, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.5%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.0%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.3%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.1%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.0%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock0.5%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9990.5%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock9.1%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9992.4%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock19.4%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,99938.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock27.6%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9998.2%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock1.7%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Pacific Grove, CAWalnut Creek, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock3.8%13.6%
 2000 to 20093.2%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock7.1%13.6%
 1980 to 19897.6%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock31.1%14.8%
 1960 to 19694.3%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock10.0%10.0%
 1940 to 19496.8%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock2.0%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 Walnut Creek    16 Reviews

Apart from the congestion, Walnut Creek is one of the best places in the San Francisco Bay Area to live. It is one of the most compact/walkable cities in the entire area  More

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Over 7 years ago

Almost all of Walnut Creek water comes from Pardee dam through an enclosed pipeline. That water is direct from the high Sierras. Among the best water quality in the  More

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Over 7 years ago

I grew up in Southern California and am no stranger to a more inland California climate. Before moving to WC I lived in San Francisco for 15 years where it is obviously  More

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