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Santa Cruz, CA vs Scottsdale, AZ

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- The median age of a home in Santa Cruz is 40.4% older than the median age of a home in Scottsdale.
 Santa Cruz, CAScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Median Home Age52  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$721,200$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months11.9%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock91.8%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.105.8%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$5.0$11.0
 Homes Owned42.1%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock15.9%11.2%
 Homes Rented49.7%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Santa Cruz, CAScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$3,030$1,840
 Studio Apartment$2,470  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,890$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,680  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$3,070$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$5,110  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Santa Cruz, CAScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.9%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.3%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.8%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.2%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock10.3%3.6%
 Vacant Other3.6%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Santa Cruz, CAScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.7%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.2%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.5%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.8%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9991.7%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock3.1%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9990.9%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock13.6%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9992.9%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock24.1%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,99936.8%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock9.5%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9997.6%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock3.7%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Santa Cruz, CAScottsdale, AZUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock15.4%13.6%
 2000 to 20098.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock26.4%13.6%
 1980 to 19899.6%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock15.5%14.8%
 1960 to 19699.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock5.3%10.0%
 1940 to 19499.2%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock0.2%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 Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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Over 1 years ago

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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