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Boone, NC vs South Lake Tahoe, CA

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- The median age of a home in Boone is 38.9% younger than the median age of a home in South Lake Tahoe.
 Boone, NCSouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age36  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$657,600$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months24.0%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock54.3%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.92.8%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$6.2$11.0
 Homes Owned20.0%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock44.6%11.2%
 Homes Rented65.4%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Boone, NCSouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,090$1,840
 Studio Apartment$560  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,190$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$810  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,120$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,270  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Boone, NCSouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.9%1.9%
 Vacant Rented6.6%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.4%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock37.9%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.9%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Boone, NCSouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.4%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.0%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.4%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9991.6%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.6%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9995.1%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock1.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99943.0%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock22.2%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9998.4%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock20.4%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9991.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock3.9%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.7%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.8%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Boone, NCSouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock3.7%13.6%
 2000 to 200913.2%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock7.4%13.6%
 1980 to 198919.9%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock29.4%14.8%
 1960 to 196913.8%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock15.1%10.0%
 1940 to 19490.7%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock1.5%12.2%
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Reviews for Boone    15 Reviews
Paula · Butler, TN
Boone rents are high, overcrowded/expensive
Over 1 years ago

Not sure where they got the rents from. Maybe not updated as there is nowhere to rent in Boone. Unless a student and they are paying $1000+ for 1 bedroom/bath shared  More

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Max · Norwood, NC
Boone climate
Over 11 years ago

Boone and the High Country's climate is unique to North Carolina and the Southeast. It's cool summers and snowy winters are much more comparable to places much farther  More

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Bp · Boone, NC
Dual Income Needed (or near six figures total)
Over 14 years ago

The area is beautiful - living in the Blue Ridge Mountains is gorgeous. But .. the views don't pay the bills. Housing is overpriced. You are better off living  More

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Reviews for South Lake Tahoe    10 Reviews
Anon · Sacramento, CA
Meh. Pretty boring
Over 5 years ago

Pretty boring town. Very run down and seedy too. Lake is nothing special either. I much prefer the Pacific coast or even the Atlantic coast or great  More

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Jack · Chicago, IL
Overpriced overhyped overrated dump
Over 5 years ago

Seriously I don't get what the big deal about this dump is everything is grossly overpriced scenery is boring and not at all interesting very boring nothing to do very  More

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Peter · South Lake Tahoe, CA
Beautiful place
Over 5 years ago

Beautiful place to live. This site has most of the details wrong, has somehow lumped it together with Sacramento. Elevation is 6250 feet at the lake. Weather is cold in  More

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