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Santa Cruz, CA vs Aspen, CO

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- The median age of a home in Santa Cruz is 30.8% older than the median age of a home in Aspen.
 Santa Cruz, CAAspen, COUnited States
 Median Home Age52  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$2,994,800$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months11.9%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock63.7%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.105.8%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$4.7$11.0
 Homes Owned42.1%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock44.2%11.2%
 Homes Rented49.7%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Santa Cruz, CAAspen, COUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$6,990$1,840
 Studio Apartment$2,470  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$4,850$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,680  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$7,090$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$5,110  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Santa Cruz, CAAspen, COUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock4.2%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.3%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.2%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock34.9%3.6%
 Vacant Other3.6%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Santa Cruz, CAAspen, COUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.9%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.2%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.0%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.9%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9991.7%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock4.2%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9990.9%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock14.9%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9992.9%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock2.6%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,99936.8%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock5.6%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9997.6%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock36.7%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Santa Cruz, CAAspen, COUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock22.1%13.6%
 2000 to 20098.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock14.2%13.6%
 1980 to 19899.6%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock20.9%14.8%
 1960 to 19699.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock0.9%10.0%
 1940 to 19499.2%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock4.2%12.2%
Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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Reviews for Aspen    6 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I've been living in valley for 6 years. I've moved here from right before crisis. It's good place to make money for young people, yeah..it still is. Though when I  More

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Over 12 years ago

beautiful cold and dry weather. Colorful  More

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In Winter the grocery store closest to the ski lifts is so packed full of people it is really difficult to move through the store, especially if you have a cart. It  More

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