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Santa Cruz, CA vs Pollock Pines, CA

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- The median age of a home in Santa Cruz is 19.2% older than the median age of a home in Pollock Pines.
 Santa Cruz, CAPollock Pines, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age52  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$386,200$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months11.9%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock50.0%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.105.8%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$7.4$11.0
 Homes Owned42.1%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock18.2%11.2%
 Homes Rented49.7%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Santa Cruz, CAPollock Pines, CAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,180$1,840
 Studio Apartment$2,470  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,240$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,680  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,210$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$5,110  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Santa Cruz, CAPollock Pines, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.2%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.3%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.2%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock14.3%3.6%
 Vacant Other3.6%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Santa Cruz, CAPollock Pines, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock7.3%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.2%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock5.6%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.0%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9991.7%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock2.3%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9990.9%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock28.7%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9992.9%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock5.7%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,99936.8%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9997.6%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.9%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Santa Cruz, CAPollock Pines, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock7.4%13.6%
 2000 to 20098.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock15.5%13.6%
 1980 to 19899.6%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock30.8%14.8%
 1960 to 19699.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock8.3%10.0%
 1940 to 19499.2%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock1.9%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 Pollock Pines    6 Reviews

1 hr from Sacramento; 1 hour from Lake Tahoe on Hwy 50. Close to skiing, fishing, boating, camping, hiking, biking - if you love outdoor activities that make you sweat,  More

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Over 13 years ago

Sperling's Pollock Pines air quality ranking of "1.2" (very poor) surprises me for a place this far into the mountains. Is that an  More

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The review places the elevation too low. At the center of town (Safeway Supermarket) we are at 3,990. I'm slightly higher at just over 4,000. 30 years ago we used to  More

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