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Red Bluff, CA vs La Mesa, CA

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- The median age of a home in Red Bluff is 10.6% younger than the median age of a home in La Mesa.
 Red Bluff, CALa Mesa, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age47  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$737,200$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months8.7%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock56.7%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.111.0%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$7.0$11.0
 Homes Owned41.2%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock5.2%11.2%
 Homes Rented54.8%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Red Bluff, CALa Mesa, CAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$3,250$1,840
 Studio Apartment$800  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,890$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,130  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$3,290$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,780  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Red Bluff, CALa Mesa, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.8%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.2%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.6%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.7%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.8%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Red Bluff, CALa Mesa, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.3%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.4%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.3%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9992.6%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.0%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9997.4%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock0.3%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99939.7%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock8.3%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9990.0%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock55.1%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock3.9%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.5%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Red Bluff, CALa Mesa, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock4.7%13.6%
 2000 to 200913.7%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock5.0%13.6%
 1980 to 198917.6%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock22.7%14.8%
 1960 to 19696.5%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock23.8%10.0%
 1940 to 19496.8%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock4.2%12.2%
Reviews for Red Bluff    8 Reviews

I grew up in this town and when I moved away - out of CA, living all across the US - I could not believe how much kinder people were in every other state and city that I  More

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Over 10 years ago

I grew up in this beautiful little town. It is located on the Sacramento River with the river coming right through the town. I don't live there anymore but have family  More

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Red Bluff,,, I was forced to move there when I married my husband. I begged to move to a real Californian town, such as San Diego. But No... Red Neck had to move home  More

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Reviews for La Mesa    9 Reviews

The same San Diego prices and high taxes, but not the nice weather. 15 degrees hotter than the coast. Save the money and move to AZ if you like the climate in La Mesa.  More

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I now live in Wyoming but I was a third generation San Diegan, my maternal grandmother having been born on Coronado Island in 1894. If you are a new arrival to the  More

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I Need Correct Information I lived there Over 20 Years  More

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