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Palo Alto, CA vs Pacific Grove, 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 Pacific Grove.
 Palo Alto, CAPacific Grove, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age59  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$1,208,600$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months23.8%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock55.6%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.73.2%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$6.2$11.0
 Homes Owned50.9%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock18.2%11.2%
 Homes Rented40.2%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Palo Alto, CAPacific Grove, CAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$5,140$1,840
 Studio Apartment$2,430  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$3,020$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,220  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$5,210$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$4,600  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Palo Alto, CAPacific Grove, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock4.5%1.9%
 Vacant Rented1.6%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.8%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.6%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock9.8%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.4%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Palo Alto, CAPacific Grove, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.2%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  Unlock0.6%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9990.5%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock1.0%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9990.5%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock15.6%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9992.4%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock22.4%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9999.2%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock8.5%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Palo Alto, CAPacific Grove, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock3.2%13.6%
 2000 to 200910.7%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock4.3%13.6%
 1980 to 19896.4%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock12.8%14.8%
 1960 to 19696.1%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock20.8%10.0%
 1940 to 19497.9%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock25.5%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 Pacific Grove    3 Reviews
JP · Apache Junction, AZ
We recommend leasing before you bite the dust.
Over 4 years ago

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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Abhd · Pacific Grove, CA
Pacific Grove
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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Abhd · Pacific Grove, CA
Pacific Grove--A Great Place to Live
Over 19 years ago

We were welcomed to the community and had great  More

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