2024 Compare Cities Housing:
Council Bluffs, IA vs Lafayette, LA

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- The median age of a home in Council Bluffs is 29.3% older than the median age of a home in Lafayette.
 Council Bluffs, IALafayette, LAUnited States
 Median Home Age584142
 Median Home Cost$190,300$211,700$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months15.4%12.5%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.49.3%28.4%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.69.7%40.3%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$20.2$6.2$11.0
 Homes Owned58.9%49.7%57.4%
 Housing Vacant7.3%11.7%11.2%
 Homes Rented33.8%38.6%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Council Bluffs, IALafayette, LAUnited States
 Average Rent$1,290$1,360$1,840
 Studio Apartment$730$700$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$810$940$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$980$1,050$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,310$1,380$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,460$1,790$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Council Bluffs, IALafayette, LAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent0.7%3.5%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.5%1.6%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale0.5%1.1%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.1%0.8%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation0.4%1.1%3.6%
 Vacant Other5.1%3.6%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Council Bluffs, IALafayette, LAUnited States
 Less Than $20,0002.4%2.3%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9992.6%1.4%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9993.8%2.6%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9998.6%3.0%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,99912.6%4.4%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99931.2%13.3%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,99917.1%20.3%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99913.2%25.7%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,9995.7%11.7%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9992.0%7.0%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,9990.7%5.4%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.2%1.3%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9990.0%1.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%0.3%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.2%0.3%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Council Bluffs, IALafayette, LAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%0.0%0.2%
 2010 to 201412.8%10.7%13.6%
 2000 to 200912.8%10.7%13.6%
 1990 to 199910.5%10.1%13.6%
 1980 to 19896.3%19.5%13.2%
 1970 to 197910.8%22.0%14.8%
 1960 to 196910.5%10.1%13.6%
 1950 to 195912.4%9.0%10.0%
 1940 to 19494.8%3.2%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier29.9%2.5%12.2%
Reviews for Council Bluffs    4 Reviews

It's an okay city. Nothing special really. All the fun things to do and good restaurants are across the river in Omaha. I will say CB has some pretty good recreational  More

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Over 8 years ago

Quietly over the years this community has taken untold amounts of riverfront casino tax dollars and converted them into hundreds and hundreds of community improvement  More

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Over 14 years ago

here in council bluffs iowa, we have low crime rate. There have been an increase in shopping areas in the last 2 years and lots of new resturants and three casinos. It  More

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Reviews for Lafayette    37 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I should add this to my previous review. Lafayette was ranked "Happiest City in the US" by USA Today magazine and "Tastiest Town" by Southern  More

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I’m from Florida but I’ve lived in the Lafayette area for thirty-five years. I’ve never known nicer people. It’s true that non-Cajuns can never integrate entirely with  More

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What are the hottest neighborhoods to buy/live in right now? I'm from out of  More

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