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South Beach, FL vs Lake Forest, CA

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- The median age of a home in South Beach is 2.7% younger than the median age of a home in Lake Forest.

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 South Beach, FLLake Forest, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age373842
 Median Home Cost$742,400$937,500$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months26.8%22.3%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.85.7%48.3%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.211.6%109.2%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$9.1$6.8$11.0
 Homes Owned63.3%67.0%57.4%
 Housing Vacant34.1%5.0%11.2%
 Homes Rented2.5%27.9%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 South Beach, FLLake Forest, CAUnited States
 Average Rent$2,350$3,820$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,230$2,180$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,530$2,370$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,850$2,850$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,380$3,870$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,070$4,530$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 South Beach, FLLake Forest, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent3.0%1.1%1.9%
 Vacant Rented1.8%0.4%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale4.0%0.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold1.4%1.1%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation17.0%1.0%3.6%
 Vacant Other6.8%0.9%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 South Beach, FLLake Forest, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,0001.0%0.7%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.0%0.4%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9991.0%0.4%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.0%1.6%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9991.2%1.1%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.0%0.9%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,9990.0%0.5%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9998.6%2.3%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,9993.4%7.5%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99912.3%8.4%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,99930.7%29.6%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,99921.5%37.3%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9995.3%7.2%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9995.1%0.8%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over9.8%1.1%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 South Beach, FLLake Forest, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%0.5%0.2%
 2010 to 20148.3%1.8%13.6%
 2000 to 20098.3%1.8%13.6%
 1990 to 199912.1%18.1%13.6%
 1980 to 198947.3%30.0%13.2%
 1970 to 197925.4%31.1%14.8%
 1960 to 196912.1%18.1%13.6%
 1950 to 19592.3%0.8%10.0%
 1940 to 19490.0%0.1%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier0.0%0.3%12.2%

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As a retired senior who has lived in Lake Forest (formerly El Toro) since 1977 I think LF is a great place if you can afford it. When we moved here in June '77 homes  More

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I’ve lived here for 2 years. Ok, it’s more like a 4 but there are so many idiots downplaying what it’s like here and giving Lake Forest ones and twos. There are a lot of  More

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I've lived here for 5 and a half years and it's the worst. There's no way to describe the inherent awful nature of Lake Forest without sounding like I'm exaggerating.  More

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