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Retire To Bishop, CA
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Bishop, California is one of the great places in the U.S. to live in retirement. Find city facts on home sales prices, air quality, water quality, medical care, cost of living, taxes, weather and other demographics.



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Bishop, California
Sierra Nevada mountains near Bishop, California
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Bishop, California


Bishop Population
. 1990 2000 2010
Mono County blank blank 14,202
Bishop 3,475 3,575 3,879



Bishop
Home Sales Prices
(new & existing homes)
. Monthly Average Annual Average Yr-Over-Yr Change
2012 .$243,727-14.8%
Mar $205,000 . .
Feb $257,000 . .
Jan $266,000 . .
2011 .$286,101-0.6%
2010 .$287,947-16.9%
2009 .$346,656-6.3%
2008 . $369,988 5.8%
2007 . $349,855 -8.5%
2006 . $382,462 18.3%
2005 . $323,404 27.7%



Home Sales Price to Big City Comparison
(2012)
. Bishop GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price $243,727 $276,000
Nearest Big City Reno na
Home Sales Price in Reno $155,000 $205,000
Home Sales Price Bargain Index 157% of Reno home prices 145%



Home Sales Price to Renting Comparison
(2012)
. Bishop GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price $243,727 $276,000
Monthly Rent $1,517 $1,353
Price/Rent Index 10.8 times the annual rent 14.7



Bishop
Cost of Living (2012)
112% GPTR 99 City Average
123%



Bishop Taxes
(2012)
blank Tax Rate Days Worked to Pay State Rank Tax Rate
(99 City Avg)
Days Worked to Pay
(99 City Avg)
State and Local Sales Tax 8.1% -- 12* 6.8% --
Federal, State and Local Tax -- 111 days 11* -- 107 days
* State rank of 1 pays the highest taxes



Bishop Building Permits
(single family homes)
Mono County
2010 0
2009 1
2008 1
2007 0
2006 0
2005 2



Bishop Interactive Maps


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