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Winchester, CA vs Murrieta, CA

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- The median age of a home in Winchester is 30.0% older than the median age of a home in Murrieta.
 Winchester, CAMurrieta, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age30  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$600,300$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months17.4%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock68.6%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.193.0%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$10.8$11.0
 Homes Owned76.7%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock6.4%11.2%
 Homes Rented14.0%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Winchester, CAMurrieta, CAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$3,140$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,840  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,870$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,510  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$3,180$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$4,200  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Winchester, CAMurrieta, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock0.8%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock1.6%0.7%
 Vacant Sold5.7%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock2.2%3.6%
 Vacant Other0.9%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Winchester, CAMurrieta, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.8%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.0%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.4%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,99912.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.0%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9991.3%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock0.8%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9991.3%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock20.1%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99923.2%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock29.9%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9991.9%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock1.3%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.6%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Winchester, CAMurrieta, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer6.7%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock43.2%13.6%
 2000 to 200913.1%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock22.0%13.6%
 1980 to 198923.5%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock3.4%14.8%
 1960 to 196912.7%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock0.7%10.0%
 1940 to 19490.0%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock0.5%12.2%
Reviews for Winchester    7 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

It’s growing really fast, for a reason, it’s location is a bit over an hour away from most of the major cities like San Diego, Riverside and Los Angeles, then you have  More

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Have it all in Winchester CA. You have top rated Temecula school district attached to some home developments, (4 miles) start of World renounced Temecula Wineries ,  More

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Prices have plummeted in recent years. We bought a 2004 2900 sq ft in a middle class neighborhood for $430k in 2005. It's now valued at about $225- 250k. Great time  More

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Reviews for Murrieta    39 Reviews

Paul · 
Over 2 years ago

Very expensive to rent here. Many apartments in Murrieta charge as much as $2,300 for a single bedroom. But this is California, so maybe it’s cheaper than LA or Orange  More

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I moved here for my wife's job. It's a cookie cutter middle class community that costs 2-3 times as much as Texas. Homes aren't custom. They are tract homes on small  More

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George · 

A great place to live and raise a family. It’s a quintessential bedroom community. Very safe. Violent crime is a rarity here. Property crime is very low here too.  More

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