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Palmdale, CA vs Rancho Mirage, CA

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- The median age of a home in Palmdale is 9.4% younger than the median age of a home in Rancho Mirage.
 Palmdale, CARancho Mirage, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age32  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$840,900$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months11.6%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock83.1%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.182.0%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$11.2$11.0
 Homes Owned61.6%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock41.2%11.2%
 Homes Rented33.6%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Palmdale, CARancho Mirage, CAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,290$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,530  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,370$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,210  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,320$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,150  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Palmdale, CARancho Mirage, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.4%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.4%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock1.0%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.5%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock35.3%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.3%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Palmdale, CARancho Mirage, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.4%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.4%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.7%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9991.5%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.7%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9992.4%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock2.7%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99925.0%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock9.2%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99916.4%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock29.1%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock7.5%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock2.4%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Palmdale, CARancho Mirage, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock23.5%13.6%
 2000 to 200921.1%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock13.7%13.6%
 1980 to 198932.9%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock25.1%14.8%
 1960 to 196924.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock4.8%10.0%
 1940 to 19490.7%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock1.3%12.2%
Reviews for Palmdale    35 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I've lived here for nine years and I haven't had any problems. The weather is hot during the summer we get real Summers during the winter it's cold and it's sometimes  More

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Over 6 years ago

I have lived here for many years and I wish I could move elsewhere. I have lived on both the east and west sides of this city. The west side is supposedly better and I  More

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Over 11 years ago

I live in West Palmdale, right by the mall and i just love it. The area is in need of more restaurants, preferably steak houses, a good old fashion Chinese restaurant  More

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Reviews for Rancho Mirage    3 Reviews

There are some commendable features in the city. The roads are in much better shape than surrounding towns. The road verge along city maintained streets has an  More

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Over 9 years ago

I received my property tax bill the other day. I was surprised to see it had increased by nearly two thousand dollars. I called the county and was told that the value of  More

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We chose Rancho Mirage for its centrality in the Inland Empire. With a populaltion under 20,000, it has a small community feel. However, it is surrounded by some  More

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