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Scotts Valley, CA vs Morro Bay, CA

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- The median age of a home in Scotts Valley is 36.1% younger than the median age of a home in Morro Bay.
 Scotts Valley, CAMorro Bay, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age36  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$906,200$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months11.9%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock49.1%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.105.8%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$5.5$11.0
 Homes Owned68.9%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock22.5%11.2%
 Homes Rented22.1%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Scotts Valley, CAMorro Bay, CAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,910$1,840
 Studio Apartment$2,530  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,620$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,770  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,950$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$5,230  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Scotts Valley, CAMorro Bay, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.5%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock1.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold1.1%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock18.1%3.6%
 Vacant Other4.4%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Scotts Valley, CAMorro Bay, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock2.6%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.0%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.1%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.3%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock1.1%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.5%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock1.8%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9994.3%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock2.7%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99912.8%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock39.9%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,99927.1%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock12.3%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9994.7%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock2.2%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Scotts Valley, CAMorro Bay, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock10.0%13.6%
 2000 to 200910.1%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock7.6%13.6%
 1980 to 198918.0%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock20.4%14.8%
 1960 to 196923.3%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock19.0%10.0%
 1940 to 19492.9%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock3.8%12.2%
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Reviews for Scotts Valley    4 Reviews
NC · Boise City, ID
Nice, basic city
Over 2 years ago

We lived and worked in Scotts Valley for a number of years. It's a nice enough city, safe and clean unlike some areas of Santa Cruz. It's well managed and the schools  More

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mike · Scotts Valley, CA
mike
Over 7 years ago

Great weather and small town feel but it is changing rapidly  More

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Debbie · Mount Hermon, CA
Wonderful Small Town
Over 11 years ago

Scotts Valley is an ideal, small town with many wonderful features. It's just 10 minutes from the beaches in nearby Santa Cruz yet doesn't get the wet fog because it's  More

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Reviews for Morro Bay    2 Reviews
Rob · Morro Bay, CA
MORRO BAY
Over 12 years ago

Morro Bay is mostly a small,quiet,working fishing and retirement community.It is located approximately 12 miles north of San Luis Obispo,Ca.The weather here is mild most  More

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Amy · Morro Bay, CA
move here if you can afford to
Over 19 years ago

Beautiful area, right on the ocean, cool huge rock in the water. I love the small, walkable community and the farmers market is awesome. The temperature is always  More

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