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Tehachapi, CA vs Port Orchard, WA

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- The median age of a home in Tehachapi is 27.5% older than the median age of a home in Port Orchard.
 Tehachapi, CAPort Orchard, WAUnited States
 Median Home Age40  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$482,900$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months11.6%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock74.4%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.182.0%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$8.9$11.0
 Homes Owned57.4%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock4.5%11.2%
 Homes Rented34.4%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Tehachapi, CAPort Orchard, WAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,420$1,840
 Studio Apartment$880  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,400$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,160  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,460$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,970  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Tehachapi, CAPort Orchard, WAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock0.8%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock1.1%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.8%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.7%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Tehachapi, CAPort Orchard, WAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.4%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9992.3%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock1.5%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9991.6%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock1.0%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99910.0%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock1.3%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99937.4%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock31.0%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9992.3%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock14.0%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Tehachapi, CAPort Orchard, WAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock18.1%13.6%
 2000 to 200920.5%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock15.4%13.6%
 1980 to 198915.6%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock11.7%14.8%
 1960 to 196913.2%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock4.4%10.0%
 1940 to 19495.4%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock5.3%12.2%
Reviews for Tehachapi    8 Reviews

We moved out of the Los Angeles/Orange County area to escape the traffic. When we moved to bear Valley Springs (about 15 miles outside of Tehachapi) there was literally  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived here for over 18 years before moving away and still don't miss this town. This town is great for the elderly and young families but not great for teens and young  More

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Tehachapi is a Mountain Community in the southern part of the Sierra Nevada between the Central Valley (Bakersfield) and the Antelope Valley (Mojave, Palmdale,  More

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Reviews for Port Orchard    8 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

A bit boring but still a cool antique  More

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Over 6 years ago

We moved here from Phx, AZ. Big change. Hate being hot. I'm not hot, anymore. I haute snakes and scorpions. Don't have any poisonous snakes here, and no scorpions in  More

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Over 12 years ago

High crime rate. High house prices. High cost of  More

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