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Retire To Monterey, CA
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Monterey, 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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Monterey, California
Monterey bay, Monterey, California

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Monterey, California


Monterey Population
. 1990 2000 2010
Monterey County blank blank 415,057
Monterey 31,954 29,674 27,810



Monterey
Home Sales Prices
(new & existing homes)
. Monthly Average Annual Average Yr-Over-Yr Change
2012 .$430,700-8.8%
Mar $425,000 . .
Feb $463,000 . .
Jan $406,000 . .
2011 .$472,110-11.3%
2010 .$532,226-16.2%
2009 .$635,2245.8%
2008 . $600,422 -16.8%
2007 . $721,628 -28.0%
2006 . $1,002,783 17.8%
2005 . $851,452 21.8%



Home Sales Price to Big City Comparison
(2012)
. Monterey GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price $430,700 $276,000
Nearest Big City San Jose na
Home Sales Price in San Jose $549,000 $205,000
Home Sales Price Bargain Index 78% of San Jose home prices 145%



Home Sales Price to Renting Comparison
(2012)
. Monterey GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price $430,700 $276,000
Monthly Rent $1,720 $1,353
Price/Rent Index 16.8 times the annual rent 14.7



Monterey
Cost of Living (2012)
158% GPTR 99 City Average
123%



Monterey 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



Monterey Building Permits
(single family homes)
2010 2
2009 3
2008 7
2007 7
2006 21
2005 7



Monterey Interactive Maps


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