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Bend, OR vs The Villages, FL

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- The median age of a home in Bend is 31.8% older than the median age of a home in The Villages.
 Bend, ORThe Villages, FLUnited States
 Median Home Age22  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$403,900$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months14.0%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock79.6%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.228.8%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$10.2$11.0
 Homes Owned56.4%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock16.1%11.2%
 Homes Rented35.6%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Bend, ORThe Villages, FLUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,950$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$1,970$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,640  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Bend, ORThe Villages, FLUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock3.9%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.4%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.5%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock9.2%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.1%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Bend, ORThe Villages, FLUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.5%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.5%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.2%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.1%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9991.4%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock7.3%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9997.6%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock23.8%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99919.6%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock10.8%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  Unlock0.1%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Bend, ORThe Villages, FLUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock54.5%13.6%
 2000 to 200929.3%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock13.2%13.6%
 1980 to 19899.8%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock0.8%14.8%
 1960 to 196919.6%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock0.2%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 5 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 5 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 The Villages    10 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

The Village’s is a great place to ride your bike with all the many bike trails or golf cart trails to ride on, the problem with this place that ive experienced with this  More

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Over 5 years ago

we were considering the Villages but honestly, not interested in living in a place where people do not support our president, that is  More

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Henry · 
Over 6 years ago

Since 2010, it has had a population growth of 85.0%, which is a bit low compared to 2020. As for the Cons - Violent Crime - This is definitely not true. It might be in  More

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