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Ridgecrest, CA vs Van Buren, AR

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- The median age of a home in Ridgecrest is 15.0% older than the median age of a home in Van Buren.
 Ridgecrest, CAVan Buren, ARUnited States
 Median Home Age40  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$173,400$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months11.6%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock56.0%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.182.0%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$6.8$11.0
 Homes Owned54.1%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock7.6%11.2%
 Homes Rented36.8%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Ridgecrest, CAVan Buren, ARUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,140$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,020  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$640$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,340  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,160$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,290  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Ridgecrest, CAVan Buren, ARUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.6%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.9%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.9%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.2%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.0%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.9%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Ridgecrest, CAVan Buren, ARUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.2%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9992.3%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock2.9%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9991.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock15.0%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99917.4%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock19.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99931.7%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock6.2%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9991.8%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock0.8%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.2%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Ridgecrest, CAVan Buren, ARUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock16.1%13.6%
 2000 to 20094.3%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock23.7%13.6%
 1980 to 198936.3%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock21.2%14.8%
 1960 to 19699.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock4.7%10.0%
 1940 to 19492.0%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock2.1%12.2%
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Reviews for Ridgecrest    7 Reviews
CJ · San Francisco, CA
A perspective of Ridgecrest
Over 3 years ago

For context, I grew up in Ridgecrest and moved away after graduating high school. I have since lived in LA and the Bay Area but I visit RC often. RC is in the high  More

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Jamall · Fairbanks, AK
Guns, beer and 4 wheel drive
Over 7 years ago

Ridgecrest and Kern County are red state bastions in a land of blue voting counties. If you want a concealed weapons permit, you'll get it. Want to own any firearm  More

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gypsymom · Inyokern, CA
It's a dry heat!
Over 13 years ago

The hardest thing to get used to in Ridgecrest is the weather. It can get quite windy. And hot. 115 hot. But it's a dry heat! It does cool off in the evening, and it  More

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Reviews for Van Buren    2 Reviews
Kent · Van Buren, AR
Know what you want beforehand.
Over 4 years ago

We moved to Arkansas (and to Van Buren) 4 years ago from the metro Houston, Texas area. We were sick of the traffic and crime that comes with living in a large city.   More

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Abhd · Van Buren, AR
Arkansas
Over 18 years ago

I don't like Arkansas. It's pretty, but the pay sucks. Taxes are very high, and so are  More

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