2024 Compare Cities Housing:
Big Spring, TX vs Lawton, OK

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- The median age of a home in Big Spring is 17.5% older than the median age of a home in Lawton.
 Big Spring, TXLawton, OKUnited States
 Median Home Age574742
 Median Home Cost$122,900$120,800$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months7.2%17.8%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.34.1%45.5%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.67.3%34.4%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$13.1$9.9$11.0
 Homes Owned54.4%35.6%57.4%
 Housing Vacant12.0%17.3%11.2%
 Homes Rented33.7%47.1%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Big Spring, TXLawton, OKUnited States
 Average Rent$1,300$1,210$1,840
 Studio Apartment$760$670$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$890$670$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,080$870$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,320$1,230$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,850$1,480$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Big Spring, TXLawton, OKUnited States
 Vacant For Rent3.5%3.9%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.4%0.4%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale0.5%1.4%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.1%3.2%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation0.2%0.5%3.6%
 Vacant Other7.2%8.0%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Big Spring, TXLawton, OKUnited States
 Less Than $20,0005.5%3.1%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9998.4%4.3%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,99912.5%7.7%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9998.9%12.8%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9996.9%11.5%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99922.0%29.1%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,99920.9%13.6%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9998.0%12.0%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,9994.1%3.1%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9991.5%0.4%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,9990.6%0.9%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.7%0.2%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9990.0%0.5%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%0.0%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.0%0.8%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Big Spring, TXLawton, OKUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%0.0%0.2%
 2010 to 20144.4%8.2%13.6%
 2000 to 20094.4%8.2%13.6%
 1990 to 19994.4%9.5%13.6%
 1980 to 19896.3%15.0%13.2%
 1970 to 197914.2%19.7%14.8%
 1960 to 19694.4%9.5%13.6%
 1950 to 195928.8%13.9%10.0%
 1940 to 19498.0%6.0%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier3.8%5.4%12.2%
Reviews for Big Spring    4 Reviews

I lived in Big Spring for a few years.i loved it.Being from the East it was an adventure. Cactus,roadrunners,rodeos,rattlesnake roundup.cattle,possum kingdom lake.I  More

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Over 7 years ago

We picked Big Spring over Midland because of the rolling hills and nature. True there isn't a lot to do here except hike or run the mountain. There is a small movie  More

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Over 15 years ago

One of the worse places to live in the United States. Ranks in the top 17 Texas cities with the highest property taxes. Ranks at the extreme low end of education  More

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Reviews for Lawton    45 Reviews

If I could give this place less than a star I would. When we moved down here from Pennsylvania we expected southern hospitality. This town is so far from that its  More

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It's a military town with nothing to offer. People will say cheap gas, cheap property, decent climate and museums. Yes this is all true of Lawton Oklahoma, BUT that's  More

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The only good thing about Lawton is that it's close to a nice wildlife refuge, which has great hiking, and some buffalo. Lawton tricked U.S. businesses into coming into  More

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