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Porterville, CA vs Mesa, AZ

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- The median age of a home in Porterville is 17.5% older than the median age of a home in Mesa.
 Porterville, CAMesa, AZUnited States
 Median Home Age40  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$425,900$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months16.4%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock91.8%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.134.8%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$5.1$11.0
 Homes Owned50.2%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock12.4%11.2%
 Homes Rented44.3%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Porterville, CAMesa, AZUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,360$1,840
 Studio Apartment$850  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,470$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,150  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,390$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,850  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Porterville, CAMesa, AZUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.7%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.3%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock7.3%3.6%
 Vacant Other3.4%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Porterville, CAMesa, AZUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock4.7%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9992.9%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock1.8%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9991.4%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock1.7%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99910.5%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock10.6%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99934.9%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock21.2%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9993.1%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock6.7%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.6%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.5%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.4%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Porterville, CAMesa, AZUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock14.6%13.6%
 2000 to 200912.8%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock20.9%13.6%
 1980 to 198914.8%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock20.1%14.8%
 1960 to 196918.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock3.0%10.0%
 1940 to 19494.2%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock0.5%12.2%
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Reviews for Porterville    11 Reviews
Ray · Grants Pass, OR
Learn Spanish or LEAVE!
Over 4 years ago

Nobody speaks English... It`s overran by Mexican drug cartels! The best thing I EVER did was get the hell out of  More

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Shirley · Porterville, CA
Some good...some bad.
Over 8 years ago

Porterville is a small town in need of employment opportunities. Our crime rates are par with the rest of the US. The 1st generation immigrants are not the problem, they  More

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Hemi · Porterville, CA
My experience living in Porterville
Over 10 years ago

I moved to Porterville 7 years ago when I moved from the east coast. My first impression was the nice cooler climate with the majestic mountains nearby so it was good  More

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Reviews for Mesa    61 Reviews
Kent · Chandler, AZ
Good city, and well planned for it's Urban Renewal
Over 1 years ago

Mesa is a really good city despite some trouble with Superstition Springs and the failure that is Fiesta Mall, there is nice areas throughout and some areas that need to  More

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Ray · Mesa, AZ
Building Back Greater.
Over 2 years ago

As someone who was born in Mesa and has lived here in the 85210 in Dobson Ranch for the last 13 years after moving out from Chandler. I can tell you that most of the  More

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Shelby · Mesa, AZ
Worth a read before moving
Over 4 years ago

I’m a native to Arizona and growing up here has taught me that people just don’t care, and the Mormon community is huge! It’s normal in the state of AZ for kids to start  More

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