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Yucca Valley, CA vs Mesa, AZ

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- The median age of a home in Yucca Valley is 19.5% older than the median age of a home in Mesa.
 Yucca Valley, CAMesa, AZUnited States
 Median Home Age413342
 Median Home Cost$373,200$425,900$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months21.9%21.6%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.83.1%91.8%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.191.0%199.6%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$7.8$5.1$11.0
 Homes Owned60.4%54.8%57.4%
 Housing Vacant9.8%12.4%11.2%
 Homes Rented29.7%32.8%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Yucca Valley, CAMesa, AZUnited States
 Average Rent$1,840$2,360$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,010$1,350$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,100$1,470$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,380$1,750$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,870$2,390$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,300$2,730$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Yucca Valley, CAMesa, AZUnited States
 Vacant For Rent1.4%1.7%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%0.5%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale0.0%0.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold1.1%1.0%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation4.6%7.3%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.7%1.4%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Yucca Valley, CAMesa, AZUnited States
 Less Than $20,0005.1%4.7%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9992.7%3.4%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9991.3%1.8%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.2%1.7%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9992.3%1.7%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9999.8%5.4%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,99919.5%10.6%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99930.9%30.3%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,99916.4%21.2%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9996.4%9.6%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,9993.4%6.7%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9991.1%1.9%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9990.6%0.5%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.2%0.1%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.0%0.4%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Yucca Valley, CAMesa, AZUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.3%0.3%0.2%
 2010 to 201418.2%14.6%13.6%
 2000 to 200918.2%14.6%13.6%
 1990 to 19997.2%20.9%13.6%
 1980 to 198921.2%25.5%13.2%
 1970 to 197921.7%20.1%14.8%
 1960 to 19697.2%20.9%13.6%
 1950 to 195912.2%3.0%10.0%
 1940 to 19492.9%0.7%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier0.3%0.5%12.2%
Reviews for Yucca Valley    10 Reviews

We have lived in Yucca Valley and Joshua Tree for over 20 years. The comment regarding graffiti is over exaggerated. Yes there is crime and there are some tweakers but  More

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Over 4 years ago

Let me start by saying, I love the desert. Yucca used to be a sweet little town...but now that the city has allowed for many criminals to come in from other areas..a  More

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YV has a good mix of mainly retirees, snowbirds, artists, and military families. People here are generally MORE friendly and LESS racially diverse compared to other  More

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Reviews for Mesa    61 Reviews

Mesa is a really good city despite some trouble with Superstition Springs and the failure that is Fiesta Mall, there is nice areas throughout and some areas that need to  More

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Over 1 years ago

As someone who was born in Mesa and has lived here in the 85210 in Dobson Ranch for the last 13 years after moving out from Chandler. I can tell you that most of the  More

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I’m a native to Arizona and growing up here has taught me that people just don’t care, and the Mormon community is huge! It’s normal in the state of AZ for kids to start  More

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