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Santa Paula, CA vs Folsom, CA

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- The median age of a home in Santa Paula is 50.9% older than the median age of a home in Folsom.
 Santa Paula, CAFolsom, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age53  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$723,000$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months14.4%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock50.2%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.118.4%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$8.9$11.0
 Homes Owned49.9%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock3.2%11.2%
 Homes Rented44.7%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Santa Paula, CAFolsom, CAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$3,110$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,430  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,780$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,030  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$3,160$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,320  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Santa Paula, CAFolsom, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.1%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.1%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.2%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.4%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.4%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Santa Paula, CAFolsom, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.3%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.5%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.7%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9992.1%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.3%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9995.2%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock0.7%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9998.0%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock6.6%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99928.2%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock55.1%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9994.5%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock2.6%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.4%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.1%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Santa Paula, CAFolsom, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock25.8%13.6%
 2000 to 20094.7%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock31.9%13.6%
 1980 to 198911.6%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock7.0%14.8%
 1960 to 19694.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock3.0%10.0%
 1940 to 19496.1%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock1.2%12.2%
Reviews for Santa Paula    6 Reviews

Moved from Ventura CA to Fillmore CA for better housing affordability. Then we needed to upgrade and moved to Santa Paula. That was a compromise from a small town  More

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We have lived in Santa Paula for five years. After living in LA, we found the charming neighborhoods, low crime, friendly people, and idyllic climate (except for those 3  More

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Over 19 years ago

According to studies conducted by the County of Ventura, 60% of homes in Santa Paula have more people living in them than they were designed to contain. 60%! This is  More

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Reviews for Folsom    15 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Folsom has the worst air quality of any city in the Sacramento region per Sac Metro Air Quality Management. Do not move there if u have any respiratory issues, or u like  More

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Over 12 years ago

Folsom is a great little town of about 70,000 people. A half hour from Sacramento, an hour and a half from Tahoe, it sits in a good location at about 320 feet altitude.  More

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I think Folsom is ideal in many ways but it shares Sacramento's lousy air quality (1.5 out of 100 per this site). Sometimes it's worse than Sacramento when a smog  More

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