2024 Compare Cities Housing:
McAllen, TX vs Iowa City, IA

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- The median age of a home in McAllen is 31.0% younger than the median age of a home in Iowa City.
 McAllen, TXIowa City, IAUnited States
 Median Home Age293842
 Median Home Cost$204,100$265,800$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months23.4%14.4%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.56.4%34.9%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.75.5%53.6%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$20.3$18.4$11.0
 Homes Owned51.9%42.7%57.4%
 Housing Vacant12.0%8.1%11.2%
 Homes Rented36.1%49.1%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 McAllen, TXIowa City, IAUnited States
 Average Rent$1,230$1,610$1,840
 Studio Apartment$750$820$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$760$940$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$960$1,150$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,250$1,630$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,380$1,950$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 McAllen, TXIowa City, IAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent3.2%2.6%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.3%2.0%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale0.8%0.7%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.4%0.2%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation2.8%0.8%3.6%
 Vacant Other4.5%1.8%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 McAllen, TXIowa City, IAUnited States
 Less Than $20,0003.2%3.4%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9993.8%1.0%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9994.6%1.5%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9998.2%0.8%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,99910.4%0.8%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99926.0%9.0%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,99918.8%21.5%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99916.2%33.9%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,9994.2%15.2%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9992.0%6.2%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,9991.3%5.2%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.7%1.0%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9990.4%0.2%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%0.1%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.2%0.1%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 McAllen, TXIowa City, IAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.3%0.2%0.2%
 2010 to 201423.6%13.2%13.6%
 2000 to 200923.6%13.2%13.6%
 1990 to 199918.6%13.5%13.6%
 1980 to 198918.7%12.8%13.2%
 1970 to 197915.9%14.7%14.8%
 1960 to 196918.6%13.5%13.6%
 1950 to 19593.4%6.5%10.0%
 1940 to 19491.5%2.5%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier1.3%12.7%12.2%
Reviews for Mcallen    17 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

My wife and I are snowbirds from Iowa. We tried the McAllen area for a couple of seasons. We didn't like it, and have since opted for Mesa, AZ. Mesa ranked No. 8 in the  More

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On transfer here for two years now. Pros: Daytime traffic is pretty decent, when using Interstate 2. Home prices are cheaper, when compared to the national average.  More

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Over 10 years ago

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Reviews for Iowa City    24 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I was there 5 years. Nothing to do but we’ll go shopping... at Walmart. It lacks so many things. There is no experience here, it jumps on any political band wagon and  More

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Over 4 years ago

Entertainment lacks greatly - especially the Hancher shows. I was hoping after they rebuilt they would be getting better shows there, that didn't happen. One has to  More

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Over 6 years ago

Iowa City is great. It's diverse and never boring. There always a variety of new shops and restaurants to explore and try out. Also watching college kids do stupid  More

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