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Vacaville, CA vs Pacific Grove, CA

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- The median age of a home in Vacaville is 70.3% younger than the median age of a home in Pacific Grove.
 Vacaville, CAPacific Grove, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age37  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$1,208,600$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months9.7%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock55.6%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.147.6%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$6.2$11.0
 Homes Owned61.8%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock18.2%11.2%
 Homes Rented33.2%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Vacaville, CAPacific Grove, CAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$5,140$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,410  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$3,020$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,940  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$5,210$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,230  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Vacaville, CAPacific Grove, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock4.5%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.2%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.8%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.4%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock9.8%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.5%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Vacaville, CAPacific Grove, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.2%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.6%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.0%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.9%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.9%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock0.6%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9994.6%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock1.0%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99930.5%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock15.6%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9994.6%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock22.4%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.2%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock8.5%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Vacaville, CAPacific Grove, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock3.2%13.6%
 2000 to 200911.4%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock4.3%13.6%
 1980 to 198921.9%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock12.8%14.8%
 1960 to 196918.2%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock20.8%10.0%
 1940 to 19490.6%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock25.5%12.2%
Reviews for Vacaville    10 Reviews

I am a former Bay Area resident who moved to Vacaville to escape the ridiculous cost of living in the Bay. Now, if you are coming from the Bay, this place can seem more  More

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Over 6 years ago

It’s not a bad or dangerous place to live but I believe it doesn’t deserve the 5 stars most people are giving it. I have no idea where these people lived before moving  More

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If you enjoy a sophisticated urban environment, if you're single, if you're highly educated and appreciate access to continuing higher education at the post-graduate  More

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Reviews for Pacific Grove    3 Reviews

We had vacationed in the Monterey Bay Area for 40 years and really liked it, so we leased an apartment in Pacific Grove for a year to see if we would like to purchase  More

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Over 19 years ago

PG is a wonderful town, although with a four-year old child, the town feels old. It is prohibitively expensive to live in PG with the Average home close to a million  More

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We were welcomed to the community and had great  More

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