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Sunnyvale, CA vs Pacifica, CA

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- The median age of a home in Sunnyvale is 19.1% younger than the median age of a home in Pacifica.
 Sunnyvale, CAPacifica, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age47  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$1,267,100$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months13.3%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock18.4%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.88.1%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$6.2$11.0
 Homes Owned43.2%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock3.2%11.2%
 Homes Rented52.0%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Sunnyvale, CAPacifica, CAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$4,180$1,840
 Studio Apartment$2,440  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,890$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,240  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$4,240$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$4,620  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Sunnyvale, CAPacifica, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock0.7%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.9%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.3%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.1%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock1.2%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.3%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Sunnyvale, CAPacifica, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.7%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.2%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.1%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.3%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.0%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9991.7%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock0.2%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9994.3%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock1.0%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9990.9%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock8.5%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9998.4%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock42.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,99926.2%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock3.1%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Sunnyvale, CAPacifica, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock2.9%13.6%
 2000 to 20096.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock5.9%13.6%
 1980 to 198912.1%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock19.0%14.8%
 1960 to 196910.6%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock27.3%10.0%
 1940 to 19492.7%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock2.2%12.2%
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Reviews for Sunnyvale    14 Reviews
Peter · Sunnyvale, CA
high tech jobs -vs- high cost housing
Over 6 years ago

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Vefa · Sunnyvale, CA
Bad things happen to a once great city
Over 7 years ago

Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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Vefa · Sunnyvale, CA
Quality of life reduction
Over 7 years ago

I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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Reviews for Pacifica    9 Reviews
George · Fresno, CA
My hometown....rating...1954 to 1968 (Lived there)
Over 8 years ago

Back when I lived there...great for people, hiking, only had two times where there was a crime I was aware of my 1955 Chevy Bel-Air was stolen as well as my bike from  More

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Alexander · Pacifica, CA
If you like your temperature 65 year round, you'll
Over 10 years ago

Has the rep of being socked in with fog 24-7 but thats totally false. a charming blue collar surf town a mere 30 min from downtown SF with lower prices - hard to  More

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Katherine · San Jose, CA
Real Estate to buy
Over 13 years ago

near the  More

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