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Pacifica, CA vs Menlo Park, CA

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- The median age of a home in Pacifica is 8.9% younger than the median age of a home in Menlo Park.
 Pacifica, CAMenlo Park, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age56  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$2,476,200$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months13.3%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock18.4%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.88.1%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$6.3$11.0
 Homes Owned66.6%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock10.3%11.2%
 Homes Rented30.2%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Pacifica, CAMenlo Park, CAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$4,440$1,840
 Studio Apartment$2,340  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$3,070$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,460  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$4,500$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$4,640  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Pacifica, CAMenlo Park, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.6%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.3%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock2.8%3.6%
 Vacant Other0.8%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Pacifica, CAMenlo Park, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.6%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 $149,9991.1%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock0.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9990.2%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock0.7%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9990.5%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock2.7%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,99936.1%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock11.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9996.6%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock63.1%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Pacifica, CAMenlo Park, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock4.2%13.6%
 2000 to 20092.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock5.1%13.6%
 1980 to 19897.0%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock12.1%14.8%
 1960 to 19695.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock28.6%10.0%
 1940 to 19494.6%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock7.1%12.2%
Reviews for Pacifica    9 Reviews

Back when I lived there...great for people, hiking, only had two times where there was a crime I was aware of my 1955 Chevy Bel-Air was stolen as well as my bike from  More

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Has the rep of being socked in with fog 24-7 but thats totally false. a charming blue collar surf town a mere 30 min from downtown SF with lower prices - hard to  More

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Over 13 years ago

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Reviews for Menlo Park    5 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Cost of living is beyond absurdly  More

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Very nice. Good connection to San Francisco or San Jose or any city in between via Caltrain or bus. Weather can't be  More

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My 14mo daughter, wife and I live in Menlo Park, CA which is approximately half way between San Francisco and San Jose. To afford an upper middle class quality of life  More

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