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Rio Vista, CA vs Half Moon Bay, CA

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- The median age of a home in Rio Vista is 95.2% younger than the median age of a home in Half Moon Bay.
 Rio Vista, CAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age21  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$1,472,800$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months10.9%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock18.4%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.141.5%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$7.1$11.0
 Homes Owned79.5%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock6.6%11.2%
 Homes Rented17.4%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Rio Vista, CAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$3,850$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,230  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,660$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,700  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$3,900$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,820  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Rio Vista, CAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock0.3%1.9%
 Vacant Rented2.2%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock1.0%3.6%
 Vacant Other0.6%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Rio Vista, CAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock2.4%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9992.3%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.0%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.0%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.3%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock0.3%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9997.6%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock3.0%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99933.0%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock7.2%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9993.3%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock26.8%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock13.7%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Rio Vista, CAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer1.5%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock16.7%13.6%
 2000 to 200931.2%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock10.2%13.6%
 1980 to 19890.6%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock21.3%14.8%
 1960 to 196921.3%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock7.8%10.0%
 1940 to 19493.7%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock5.1%12.2%
Reviews for Rio Vista    2 Reviews

Known as “the Gateway to the Delta”, Rio Vista is located in the heart of the California Delta on the Sacramento River. The views along the wide river bring to mind the  More

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There is plenty to be had in Rio Vista, particularly if you like dead animal heads on a bar wall (Fosters Big Horn) and a state of the art fish cleaning station located  More

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Reviews for Half Moon Bay    3 Reviews

HMB has one of the best climates in the world. It also has some very good restaurants. You have the ocean on one side and scenic foothills to the east.It would be heaven  More

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Over 20 years ago

Rural coastal living in a great community close to San Francisco and Silicon  More

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Over 21 years ago

I lived in HMB for 17 years and loved (almost) every minute there. Beautiful hills to the east of the town and the Pacific ocean to the west. Close to San Francisco,  More

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