Table 2

Observable Variables for Housing Sale in the San Joaquin Valley, California

Full Sample (SJV)No SubsidenceLow SubsidenceaHigh Subsidenceb
MeanSDMeanSDMeanSDMeanSD
Sales price ($1,000 and 2021 dollars)319188324183281212240223
% agriculture (5 km)0.071.730.061.540.172.840.131.95
Groundwater dependent15.4836.1714.8835.5919.6039.7022.0841.49
Distance to highway (km)1.992.152.072.231.401.381.370.90
Distance to city (km)0.854.030.904.220.542.180.512.33
% agriculture employed8.059.797.599.3410.8212.1215.5111.26
Temperature (°C)17.791.0917.781.1717.800.3018.140.21
Precipitation (mm)266.89112.83272.19116.77234.7867.52181.5836.11
Age (years)37.6925.3838.0225.4535.0624.3537.6527.18
No. of bedrooms3.210.933.230.883.041.253.050.97
No. of baths2.020.822.020.811.970.881.890.61
Story1.100.531.110.521.070.561.050.66
Pool (%)16.8637.4416.7437.3318.2838.6514.2534.96
Observations275,122241,89429,2343,994
  • Note: This table reports sample means, with sample standard deviations.

  • a Low subsidence is < 0.18 m per year.

  • b High subsidence is ≥ to 0.18 m per year.