2024 Compare Cities Housing:
Wallace, ID vs Bakersfield, CA

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- The median age of a home in Wallace is 48.4% older than the median age of a home in Bakersfield.
 Wallace, IDBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age643342
 Median Home Cost$240,400$349,300$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months15.8%17.0%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.102.9%61.3%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.181.9%128.8%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$9.9$11.2$11.0
 Homes Owned39.5%56.8%57.4%
 Housing Vacant28.9%5.2%11.2%
 Homes Rented31.7%38.0%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Wallace, IDBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Average Rent$1,210$1,950$1,840
 Studio Apartment$590$1,050$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$680$1,060$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$880$1,390$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,230$1,970$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,490$2,370$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Wallace, IDBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent3.3%1.4%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%0.3%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale0.8%0.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%0.4%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation1.2%0.7%3.6%
 Vacant Other23.6%1.9%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Wallace, IDBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,0000.0%1.2%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9995.5%1.1%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,99915.0%1.0%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9992.8%0.9%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,99920.9%1.3%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99918.2%5.9%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,99913.0%11.8%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99916.6%38.0%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,9994.3%23.1%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9990.0%7.9%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,9992.0%5.1%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.0%1.2%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9991.6%1.2%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%0.2%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.0%0.1%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Wallace, IDBakersfield, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%0.0%0.2%
 2010 to 20141.1%22.8%13.6%
 2000 to 20091.1%22.8%13.6%
 1990 to 19990.0%15.2%13.6%
 1980 to 19891.7%16.1%13.2%
 1970 to 19793.0%15.4%14.8%
 1960 to 19690.0%15.2%13.6%
 1950 to 19590.5%7.3%10.0%
 1940 to 19496.4%2.5%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier84.2%3.3%12.2%
Reviews for Wallace    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Great small town. Historic and beautiful and wedged between mountains and green trees. Great little commercial district that includes the famous Red Light Garage and  More

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Over 15 years ago

We have a an annual retreat in Wallace each year. Always a great time. Very unpretentious and extremely affordable. With out doubt the best snow we've experienced. The  More

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Over 18 years ago

Wallace was the stand-in for the mythical town of Dante's Peak in the Pierce Brosnan film of the same name, about a Pacific Northwest town obliterated by a volcanic  More

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Reviews for Bakersfield    75 Reviews

I am a millennial, born and raised here. As someone who wrestled with staying for years, there are a lot of valid reasons to not come to Bakersfield. Air quality, summer  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have lived here all of my life. 40+ years. It used to be fun and kinda safe but now it is so scary to go outside. We are literally a homeless dumping ground and there  More

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I moved here from Seattle 25 years ago, when it had a population of 200,000, and practically the only place to get coffee was a place called “Duke’s Ranch”. Why did I  More

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