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Santa Cruz, CA vs Yelm, WA

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- The median age of a home in Santa Cruz is 65.4% older than the median age of a home in Yelm.
 Santa Cruz, CAYelm, WAUnited States
 Median Home Age52  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$443,200$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months11.9%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock84.1%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.105.8%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$8.6$11.0
 Homes Owned42.1%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock3.0%11.2%
 Homes Rented49.7%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Santa Cruz, CAYelm, WAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,190$1,840
 Studio Apartment$2,470  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,340$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,680  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,220$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$5,110  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Santa Cruz, CAYelm, WAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock0.6%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.3%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock1.8%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.2%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.0%3.6%
 Vacant Other3.6%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Santa Cruz, CAYelm, WAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.4%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.2%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock1.8%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  Unlock3.1%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9990.9%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock42.0%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9992.9%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock2.2%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,99936.8%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock1.1%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9997.6%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Santa Cruz, CAYelm, WAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock29.6%13.6%
 2000 to 20098.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock21.0%13.6%
 1980 to 19899.6%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock5.8%14.8%
 1960 to 19699.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock2.7%10.0%
 1940 to 19499.2%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock5.2%12.2%
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Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews
NC · Boise City, ID
Some love it, others not so much
Over 5 years ago

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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Kimberly · Santa Cruz, CA
Small Town, Big City
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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Holly · Live Oak, CA
Santa Cruz is my Heart Home in so many ways
Over 6 years ago

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 Yelm    2 Reviews
Louis · Yelm, WA
Quality of Life
Over 16 years ago

Yelm is a very nice city to live in. Small enough to have that small town flavor but big enough not to be cramped. Has access to pretty much everywhere you want to go.  More

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jennifer · Yelm, WA
Yelm is our little known secret, don't tell anyone
Over 16 years ago

I've lived in Yelm 2 years now and LOVE IT! We moved here to get away of the crazyness and extreamly crampedness of the "suburbia"of Puyallup which is just outside of  More

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