2024 Compare Cities Housing:
Gulf Shores, AL vs Scottsdale, AZ

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- The median age of a home in Gulf Shores is 24.0% younger than the median age of a home in Scottsdale.
 Gulf Shores, ALScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Median Home Age253142
 Median Home Cost$439,200$721,200$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months15.3%21.6%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.61.5%91.8%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.97.4%199.6%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$3.3$5.0$11.0
 Homes Owned29.2%56.0%57.4%
 Housing Vacant51.2%15.9%11.2%
 Homes Rented19.6%28.1%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Gulf Shores, ALScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Average Rent$1,560$3,030$1,840
 Studio Apartment$950$1,730$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$960$1,890$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,240$2,240$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,580$3,070$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,030$3,500$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Gulf Shores, ALScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Vacant For Rent32.3%1.9%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.2%0.4%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale0.8%0.8%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%0.5%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation16.7%10.3%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.3%2.0%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Gulf Shores, ALScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Less Than $20,0000.8%0.7%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.6%0.2%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9990.0%0.5%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.0%0.5%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9991.9%0.8%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9997.4%1.4%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,99913.3%3.1%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99934.1%10.2%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,99917.6%13.6%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9999.5%15.3%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,99912.2%24.1%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9991.1%14.0%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9990.0%9.5%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.6%2.7%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.0%3.7%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Gulf Shores, ALScottsdale, AZUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.5%0.1%0.2%
 2010 to 201436.3%15.4%13.6%
 2000 to 200936.3%15.4%13.6%
 1990 to 199919.9%26.4%13.6%
 1980 to 198924.4%19.8%13.2%
 1970 to 19796.6%15.5%14.8%
 1960 to 196919.9%26.4%13.6%
 1950 to 19591.1%5.3%10.0%
 1940 to 19490.6%0.3%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier0.6%0.2%12.2%
Reviews for Gulf Shores    6 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Owned a place there for 20 years and spend a few weeks each season there. Heading back in a few weeks! Lows: Spotty internet for work. Saturday traffic. Hurricanes.  More

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I know that there are a few people out there that would just as soon throw rotten tomatoes at me for saying what I’m about to say, but I hate, hate, HATE living in Gulf  More

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Over 13 years ago

Gulf Shores offers many sunny days, compared to the rest of Baldwin County.  More

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Reviews for Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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