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Palo Alto, CA vs Hood River, OR

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- The median age of a home in Palo Alto is 30.5% older than the median age of a home in Hood River.
 Palo Alto, CAHood River, ORUnited States
 Median Home Age59  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$626,400$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months23.8%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock53.0%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.73.2%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$7.4$11.0
 Homes Owned50.9%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock10.6%11.2%
 Homes Rented40.2%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Palo Alto, CAHood River, ORUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,610$1,840
 Studio Apartment$2,430  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,420$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,220  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,650$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$4,600  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Palo Alto, CAHood River, ORUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock0.0%1.9%
 Vacant Rented1.6%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.6%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.6%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock4.7%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.4%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Palo Alto, CAHood River, ORUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock3.3%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.0%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.0%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.9%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.1%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock2.5%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9990.5%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock15.7%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9990.5%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock21.4%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9992.4%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock2.8%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9999.2%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Palo Alto, CAHood River, ORUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock20.4%13.6%
 2000 to 200910.7%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock13.5%13.6%
 1980 to 19896.4%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock10.9%14.8%
 1960 to 19696.1%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock5.3%10.0%
 1940 to 19497.9%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock20.4%12.2%
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Reviews for Palo Alto    8 Reviews
David · Palo Alto, CA
Wonderful place to live, except for the cost of li
Over 16 years ago

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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David · Menlo Park, CA
Cost of Living
Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Lawrence · Palo Alto, CA
Public transit
Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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Reviews for Hood River    10 Reviews
John · White Salmon, WA
A Troubling phenom in paradise
Over 5 years ago

I have lived here for 20 years coming from the NY east coast area. This is a lot better in Summer as reflected in the rents which are out of this world -- $200 per  More

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Hope · Hood River, OR
Hood River Oregon
Over 10 years ago

Hood River Oregon is a amazing place to live the winters are awesome lots to do.The two things that i found that sucks about hood river is the cost of living and the  More

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Alex · The Dalles, OR
Register Voters
Over 15 years ago

I would like to know how many Hispanics are register voters in the city of The Dalles OR. And how many Hispanics are there in the ciy of The Dalles  More

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