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Retire To Half Moon Bay, CA
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Half Moon Bay, 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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Half Moon Bay, California
Golf course on the Pacific Ocean at Half Moon Bay, CA
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Half Moon Bay, California


Half Moon Bay Population
. 1990 2000 2010
San Franciso/Oakland metro area blank blank 4,335,391
Half Moon Bay 8,886 11,842 11,324



Half Moon Bay
Home Sales Prices
(new & existing homes)
. Monthly Average Annual Average Yr-Over-Yr Change
2012 .$544,625-20.1%
Mar $462,000 . .
Feb $574,000 . .
Jan $571,000 . .
2011 .$681,950-3.7%
2010 .$708,01715.4%
2009 .$613,448-27.7%
2008 . $848,454 -9.6%
2007 . $938,472 4.4%
2006 . $899,238 -11.0%
2005 . $1,010,471 26.2%



Home Sales Price to Big City Comparison
(2012)
. Half Moon Bay GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price $544,625 $276,000
Nearest Big City San Francisco Bay area na
Home Sales Price in San Francisco Bay area $462,000 $205,000
Home Sales Price Bargain Index 118% of San Francisco Bay area home prices 145%



Home Sales Price to Renting Comparison
(2012)
. Half Moon Bay GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price $544,625 $276,000
Monthly Rent $2,715 $1,353
Price/Rent Index 13.5 times the annual rent 14.7



Half Moon Bay
Cost of Living (2012)
186% GPTR 99 City Average
123%



Half Moon Bay 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



Half Moon Bay Building Permits
(single family homes)
2010 6
2009 6
2008 15
2007 19
2006 18
2005 2



Half Moon Bay Interactive Maps


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