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Santa Rosa, CA vs Lacey, WA

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- The median age of a home in Santa Rosa is 38.1% older than the median age of a home in Lacey.
 Santa Rosa, CALacey, WAUnited States
 Median Home Age42  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$467,900$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months9.5%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock84.1%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.121.5%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$9.8$11.0
 Homes Owned53.1%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock3.8%11.2%
 Homes Rented43.0%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Santa Rosa, CALacey, WAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,200$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,460  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,340$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,160  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,230$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,210  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Santa Rosa, CALacey, WAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.6%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.2%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.2%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.1%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.2%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.9%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Santa Rosa, CALacey, WAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.7%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.8%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.7%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.6%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.4%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9991.7%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock5.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9994.0%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock27.5%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99913.6%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock7.2%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,99913.5%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9991.5%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.3%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Santa Rosa, CALacey, WAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.5%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock21.9%13.6%
 2000 to 200912.5%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock23.6%13.6%
 1980 to 198917.9%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock14.7%14.8%
 1960 to 196913.2%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock3.5%10.0%
 1940 to 19494.7%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock0.4%12.2%
Reviews for Santa Rosa    43 Reviews

I was born and raised here. Santa Rosa used to be a great city great location great weather but now it is overcrowded and crime is off the charts and housing is crazy  More

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I've lived her over 20 years and it's a pretty nice place. The main vibe is you feel safe doing this day or night. Most of the neighborhoods are well taken care of, they  More

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Terrible city that's hurting for money. After going on a long hiatus from enforcing traffic laws, they've recently turned their highways into an ATM machine/cash cow by  More

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Reviews for Lacey    7 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

My husband is in the military and so we move from place to place. Lacey is about 20 minutes drive from Joint Base Lewis Mcchord. The area is really nice because it is a  More

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Over 15 years ago

I'm just ready to move someplace where the sun shines more, it's warmer and  More

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Over 16 years ago

There is currently construction on a trail that connects from Lacey to Tummwater. The trail used to be an abandoned railroad. I'm very happy because of  More

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