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San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA vs San Luis Obispo, CA

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- The median age of a home in San Buenaventura (Ventura) is 10.0% older than the median age of a home in San Luis Obispo.
 San Buenaventura (Ventura), CASan Luis Obispo, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age50  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$932,400$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months14.4%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock49.1%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.118.4%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$6.5$11.0
 Homes Owned52.5%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock9.5%11.2%
 Homes Rented41.0%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 San Buenaventura (Ventura), CASan Luis Obispo, CAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$3,070$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,720  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,710$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,460  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$3,120$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$4,010  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 San Buenaventura (Ventura), CASan Luis Obispo, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.1%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.1%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.9%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.1%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock2.3%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.1%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 San Buenaventura (Ventura), CASan Luis Obispo, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.1%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.4%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.5%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.8%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock1.1%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9991.1%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock2.7%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9992.7%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock3.7%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99913.3%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock33.1%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,99918.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock8.9%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9991.6%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock3.4%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 San Buenaventura (Ventura), CASan Luis Obispo, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock8.6%13.6%
 2000 to 20097.5%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock11.3%13.6%
 1980 to 198912.8%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock19.9%14.8%
 1960 to 19698.1%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock9.7%10.0%
 1940 to 19495.0%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock11.0%12.2%
Reviews for San Buenaventura (Ventura)    28 Reviews

I have lived in Ventura for over 20 years, worked for over 30. While this was a nice town it has essentially turned into a worse place than LA, with a huge amount of  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived here my entire life of 43 years. Ventura used to be very nice in the 80s and 90s, now it is an extension of Los Angeles in the worst way. Super overpriced  More

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I have lived in Ventura County since 2006 and that includes Port Hueneme, Oxnard, Camarillo, and Ventura. This city has a lot of friendly, down to earth people that seem  More

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Reviews for San Luis Obispo    21 Reviews

MY FIANCEE AND I ARE LOOKING TO MOVE TO SLO FOR RETIREMENT ( NEXT MONTH ) WE ARE BOTH ARTISTS AND HOPE OUR TALENT WILL HELP WITH COST OF LIVING IN SLO!!! ANY  More

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Over 10 years ago

In almost any season of the year in San Luis Obispo, you’ll find the sun shining and the temperature hitting around 70º at some point in the day. With the temperature  More

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San Luis Obispo and surrounding areas are beautiful, great weather, beaches, farms markets, a downtown area full of some of the best bars and restaurants, wine country,  More

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