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Yakima, WA vs Vallejo, CA

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- The median age of a home in Yakima is 6.0% older than the median age of a home in Vallejo.
 Yakima, WAVallejo, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age50  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$502,500$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months13.4%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock42.7%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.111.5%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$8.1$11.0
 Homes Owned51.3%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock5.1%11.2%
 Homes Rented43.7%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Yakima, WAVallejo, CAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,630$1,840
 Studio Apartment$890  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,550$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,180  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,660$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,760  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Yakima, WAVallejo, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.7%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.3%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.9%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.6%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.8%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Yakima, WAVallejo, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.6%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9993.2%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock1.6%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9993.3%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock1.4%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99917.8%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock2.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99927.5%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock23.8%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9996.4%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock28.7%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.5%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.5%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.3%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.9%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Yakima, WAVallejo, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock8.1%13.6%
 2000 to 20098.5%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock9.8%13.6%
 1980 to 19899.1%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock15.8%14.8%
 1960 to 196910.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock12.4%10.0%
 1940 to 19497.6%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock12.3%12.2%
Reviews for Yakima    12 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Overall we've enjoyed our stay in Yakima after several years and plan on being here for several more, at least. The spring and summer here are just unreal compared to  More

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Over 9 years ago

I may be relocating to Yakima, WA for a professional position at a local university. I have never lived in this part of the country as I am from the East Coast. I have  More

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Yakima is situated in the high desert, eastern elevations of the Cascade Mountain Range. Coming from the humid, eastern parts of the country, I was amazed at how  More

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Reviews for Vallejo    32 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

If you move to Vallejo, you will quickly realize that you're paying a lot of money to live in well-polished squalor. I moved to Vallejo in mid-2008 just as the city  More

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Over 7 years ago

I would love to live in a place where there are not fireworks all year round or gunshots every night. Police are understaffed and overworked and this is coming from a  More

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Over 7 years ago

I've lived in Vallejo for 5 years I moved here from Alameda California where I spent about 3 years and before that was in Seattle for 18 years. People said to  More

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