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Santa Maria, CA vs Pacific Grove, CA

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- The median age of a home in Santa Maria is 53.7% younger than the median age of a home in Pacific Grove.
 Santa Maria, CAPacific Grove, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age41  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$1,208,600$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months14.2%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock55.6%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.119.8%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$6.2$11.0
 Homes Owned49.2%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock18.2%11.2%
 Homes Rented47.4%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Santa Maria, CAPacific Grove, CAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$5,140$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,810  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$3,020$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,360  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$5,210$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,550  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Santa Maria, CAPacific Grove, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock4.5%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.3%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.8%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.4%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock9.8%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.1%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Santa Maria, CAPacific Grove, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.2%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.0%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.0%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9991.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.9%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9992.2%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock0.6%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99912.9%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock1.0%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99927.6%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock15.6%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9991.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock22.4%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.2%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock8.5%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Santa Maria, CAPacific Grove, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock3.2%13.6%
 2000 to 200916.2%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock4.3%13.6%
 1980 to 198915.4%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock12.8%14.8%
 1960 to 196912.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock20.8%10.0%
 1940 to 19492.1%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock25.5%12.2%
Reviews for Santa Maria    12 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I live in Orcutt which is a town of around 35,000 on the south side of Santa Maria. Santa Maria has, as everyone has noted, the best climate in the world. It never  More

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I have lived in Santa Maria / Orcutt for several years, but it is time to leave. I have no issues with the weather. Our climate is mild and comfortable with no extremes.  More

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The weather is very mild without a huge temperature change with the seasons. The winters are chilly but not cold and the summers are warm but not hot. Of course there  More

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Reviews for Pacific Grove    3 Reviews

We had vacationed in the Monterey Bay Area for 40 years and really liked it, so we leased an apartment in Pacific Grove for a year to see if we would like to purchase  More

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Over 19 years ago

PG is a wonderful town, although with a four-year old child, the town feels old. It is prohibitively expensive to live in PG with the Average home close to a million  More

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We were welcomed to the community and had great  More

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