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Santa Barbara, CA vs Laguna Hills, CA

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- The median age of a home in Santa Barbara is 31.0% older than the median age of a home in Laguna Hills.
 Santa Barbara, CALaguna Hills, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age58  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$993,700$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months0.5%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock48.3%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.61.3%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$7.1$11.0
 Homes Owned38.6%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock5.0%11.2%
 Homes Rented55.5%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Santa Barbara, CALaguna Hills, CAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$3,780$1,840
 Studio Apartment$2,510  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,350$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,280  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$3,830$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$4,930  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Santa Barbara, CALaguna Hills, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.9%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.5%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.5%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock1.5%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.2%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Santa Barbara, CALaguna Hills, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.7%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.2%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock1.0%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.6%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.4%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.5%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock0.7%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9991.5%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock5.3%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9992.1%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock28.8%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,99920.9%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock14.4%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,99915.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock6.8%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Santa Barbara, CALaguna Hills, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock1.5%13.6%
 2000 to 20094.1%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock9.9%13.6%
 1980 to 198911.3%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock37.9%14.8%
 1960 to 19696.6%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock1.3%10.0%
 1940 to 19496.6%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock1.2%12.2%
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Reviews for Santa Barbara    51 Reviews
Kitt · Alhambra, CA
ONCE BEAUTIFUL, NOW RUINED
Over 4 years ago

I moved to Santa Barbara around 23 years ago to study at Brooks, which like most of the Santa Barbara that I knew—has been destroyed. Homelessness, drugs, gangs, high  More

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Griesel · Santa Barbara, CA
Beautiful and friendly
Over 4 years ago

I fell in love with Santa Barbara about thirty years ago and finally moved here a few years ago. Because of the price of homes, it is an expensive place to live. The  More

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John · Santa Barbara, CA
A once great town goes downhill
Over 4 years ago

If you like high crime, paying a $4,500 a month mortgage and crazy high taxes, this is the place for you. It’s too bad because it wasn’t always like this. When I moved  More

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Reviews for Laguna Hills    6 Reviews
Mary · Aliso Viejo, CA
Nice place to live, but expensive & heavy traffic
Over 8 years ago

We have lived in Orange County since the 70’s and moved to Laguna Hills in 1999. Since then our 1800 square foot house purchased for $300K has appreciated to over $700K.  More

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Mary · Aliso Viejo, CA
Nice place to live, but expensive & heavy traffic
Over 8 years ago

We have lived in Orange County since the 70’s and moved to Laguna Hills in 1999. Since then our 1800 square foot house purchased for $300K has appreciated to over $700K.  More

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Chris · Laguna Hills, CA
Been here 17 years, good place to live
Over 14 years ago

I have been a resident of Laguna Hills since 1994. When I moved here it was actually less expensive than the Long Beach area where I was living. Now it is more expensive  More

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