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Sahuarita, AZ vs Ridgecrest, CA

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- The median age of a home in Sahuarita is 150.0% younger than the median age of a home in Ridgecrest.
 Sahuarita, AZRidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age16  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$245,600$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months18.2%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock65.5%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.88.3%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$10.0$11.0
 Homes Owned73.2%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock9.1%11.2%
 Homes Rented16.4%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Sahuarita, AZRidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,880$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,090  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,030$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,630  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,910$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,710  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Sahuarita, AZRidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.3%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.7%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.7%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.6%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock2.0%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.6%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Sahuarita, AZRidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock5.5%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.8%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock2.1%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.2%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock3.5%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9996.1%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock21.1%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99936.7%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock9.3%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9997.8%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock2.2%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.9%  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  Unlock0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Sahuarita, AZRidgecrest, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.7%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock4.3%13.6%
 2000 to 200961.6%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock9.0%13.6%
 1980 to 19893.0%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock23.4%14.8%
 1960 to 196910.5%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock11.5%10.0%
 1940 to 19490.0%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock0.4%12.2%
Reviews for Sahuarita    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

This town is beautiful and charming and we have called it home for 6 years. With the backdrop of the Santa Rita mountains, plenty of hiking, picnicking and camping in  More

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In comparison to CA, everything is far less expensive. Homes are available at reasonable prices, gas is $0.50 to $0.70 less per gallon than CA, even groceries run about  More

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Over 15 years ago

Rancho Sahuarita is beautiful and great but not a very good place for young adults without children. This is a very family oriented community. Neighbors are not very  More

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Reviews for Ridgecrest    7 Reviews

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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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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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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