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Bend, OR vs Rio Rancho, NM

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- The median age of a home in Bend is 9.1% younger than the median age of a home in Rio Rancho.
 Bend, ORRio Rancho, NMUnited States
 Median Home Age22  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$310,800$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months14.0%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock57.7%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.228.8%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$8.9$11.0
 Homes Owned56.4%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock4.1%11.2%
 Homes Rented35.6%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Bend, ORRio Rancho, NMUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,990$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,040  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,170$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,550  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,020$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,640  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Bend, ORRio Rancho, NMUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.6%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.4%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock1.0%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.5%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.6%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.1%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Bend, ORRio Rancho, NMUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.1%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.5%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.3%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock1.5%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9991.4%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock26.5%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9997.6%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock12.0%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99919.6%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock2.5%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9998.4%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.1%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.9%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.3%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Bend, ORRio Rancho, NMUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock31.3%13.6%
 2000 to 200929.3%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock23.8%13.6%
 1980 to 19899.8%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock9.7%14.8%
 1960 to 196919.6%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock1.0%10.0%
 1940 to 19491.1%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock0.1%12.2%
Reviews for Bend    100 Reviews

I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main  More

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Over 4 years ago

When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: -  More

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Reviews for Rio Rancho    21 Reviews

I have lived in the area for the past three years with my husband. Although vastly better than Albuquerque, this is not a safe area. We have had overt and petty crime on  More

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The pros: -Fairly good year-round weather. Sunny days outnumber cloudy days, there are days when the temps fall below freezing and the sun will still be shining. It's  More

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Over 5 years ago

Affordable housing, low crime (compared to Albuquerque), awesome weather with all 4 seasons, beautiful environment and some pretty awesome people. I love Rio Rancho,  More

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