2024 Compare Cities Housing:
San Jose, CA vs Gary, IN

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- The median age of a home in San Jose is 41.3% younger than the median age of a home in Gary.
 San Jose, CAGary, INUnited States
 Median Home Age466542
 Median Home Cost$1,184,400$79,300$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months15.1%13.9%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.33.4%54.7%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.120.0%75.5%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$8.0$12.6$11.0
 Homes Owned53.7%35.2%57.4%
 Housing Vacant4.5%28.3%11.2%
 Homes Rented41.9%36.5%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 San Jose, CAGary, INUnited States
 Average Rent$3,720$1,110$1,840
 Studio Apartment$2,230$630$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,520$750$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,960$920$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,770$1,130$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$4,220$1,260$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 San Jose, CAGary, INUnited States
 Vacant For Rent1.9%3.4%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.3%0.6%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale0.3%0.3%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.2%2.8%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation0.4%0.3%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.4%20.9%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 San Jose, CAGary, INUnited States
 Less Than $20,0000.9%5.2%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.3%14.4%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9990.4%20.5%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.4%17.3%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9990.4%13.4%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9991.4%14.4%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,9991.1%6.9%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9992.0%3.9%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,9991.6%2.1%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9992.6%0.6%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,99914.9%0.9%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,99925.4%0.4%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,99930.1%0.2%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,99912.5%0.0%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over6.0%0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 San Jose, CAGary, INUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.2%0.0%0.2%
 2010 to 20149.2%3.1%13.6%
 2000 to 20099.2%3.1%13.6%
 1990 to 199910.1%2.7%13.6%
 1980 to 198912.5%3.9%13.2%
 1970 to 197924.3%12.6%14.8%
 1960 to 196910.1%2.7%13.6%
 1950 to 195911.1%22.9%10.0%
 1940 to 19492.8%14.7%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier5.3%22.1%12.2%
Reviews for San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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Reviews for Gary    8 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for 5 years as a homeless gay drug addict, and I think this place is a real  More

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Over 9 years ago

Been here most of my life left and went to Air Force policies and elected residents are terrible not all there is a few that is really concerned but being that they say  More

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I lived in Gary in 1972 - 1976. I was just a kid but I loved Gary. My family moved to upstate NY and after college I moved to San Francisco, Ca. I will tell you this, I  More

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