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South San Francisco, CA vs Columbia, MD

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- The median age of a home in South San Francisco is 32.8% older than the median age of a home in Columbia.
 South San Francisco, CAColumbia, MDUnited States
 Median Home Age58  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$441,800$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months13.3%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock35.6%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.88.1%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$13.5$11.0
 Homes Owned59.5%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock4.6%11.2%
 Homes Rented36.6%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 South San Francisco, CAColumbia, MDUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,590$1,840
 Studio Apartment$2,080  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,640$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,070  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,620$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$4,130  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 South San Francisco, CAColumbia, MDUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.2%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.1%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.6%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.7%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.6%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 South San Francisco, CAColumbia, MDUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.7%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.0%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.0%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.2%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.5%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.3%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock3.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9990.4%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock28.2%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9991.2%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock22.7%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,99935.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.7%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9995.8%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.1%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 South San Francisco, CAColumbia, MDUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock7.5%13.6%
 2000 to 20098.7%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock17.0%13.6%
 1980 to 19897.4%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock31.4%14.8%
 1960 to 19695.8%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock1.9%10.0%
 1940 to 194911.2%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock1.0%12.2%
Reviews for South San Francisco    5 Reviews

It's amazing, but many, many people, including people who live in SF, think that SSF is just a part of SF. Not true. We're right across the highway from SFO, which is  More

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Over 17 years ago

One frustrating thing about South City weather is the number of overcast & foggy days, as compared to other nearby cities on the Peninsula. You can literally look  More

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Over 19 years ago

Been living in bayview hunters point for about 12 years now. What I can say that it's a rough place to live, no one cares about us and the mayor of San Francisco  More

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Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice  More

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Been here 30 years was great at first but once they added a transit bus from baltimore to columbia 15-18 years ago that was the beginning of the end. And about 5 years  More

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Columbia can be described in one word: unequal. The neighborhood I live in, River Hill, is jam-packed with almost million-dollar homes, while the neighborhoods of Long  More

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