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Palo Alto, CA vs Long Beach, CA

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- The median age of a home in Palo Alto is 6.8% younger than the median age of a home in Long Beach.
 Palo Alto, CALong Beach, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age59  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$739,900$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months23.8%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock50.6%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.73.2%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$6.8$11.0
 Homes Owned50.9%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock5.3%11.2%
 Homes Rented40.2%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Palo Alto, CALong Beach, CAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,870$1,840
 Studio Apartment$2,430  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,760$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,220  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,920$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$4,600  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Palo Alto, CALong Beach, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.2%1.9%
 Vacant Rented1.6%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.2%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.6%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.7%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.4%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Palo Alto, CALong Beach, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.0%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.0%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.8%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.2%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.1%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock0.5%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9990.5%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock9.8%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9990.5%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock39.3%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9992.4%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock7.4%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9999.2%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock1.6%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Palo Alto, CALong Beach, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock3.3%13.6%
 2000 to 200910.7%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock4.5%13.6%
 1980 to 19896.4%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock13.0%14.8%
 1960 to 19696.1%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock21.0%10.0%
 1940 to 19497.9%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock19.6%12.2%
Reviews for Palo Alto    8 Reviews

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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Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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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 Long Beach    45 Reviews

Local born and bred. This place is going down the drain. Crime is up, housing is up, yuppies finding nothing wrong with it since they want to validate spending 3k on a 2  More

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Angelique · 
Over 5 years ago

I love Long Beach. I especially shoreline village and the aquarium of the pacific. The only big problem here (for me) is crime. Otherwise, nice  More

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Over 7 years ago

The cost of living is extremely high and there are way too many apartments or multi unit homes which have no parking. But with everyone living on top of each other it  More

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