2024 Compare Cities Housing:
Bossier City, LA vs Council Bluffs, IA

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- The median age of a home in Bossier City is 38.1% younger than the median age of a home in Council Bluffs.
 Bossier City, LACouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 Median Home Age425842
 Median Home Cost$202,700$190,300$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months11.2%15.4%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.23.2%49.3%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.29.1%69.7%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$6.8$20.2$11.0
 Homes Owned46.5%58.9%57.4%
 Housing Vacant13.4%7.3%11.2%
 Homes Rented40.2%33.8%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Bossier City, LACouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 Average Rent$1,390$1,290$1,840
 Studio Apartment$790$730$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$960$810$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,140$980$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,410$1,310$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,560$1,460$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Bossier City, LACouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent5.4%0.7%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.4%0.5%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale0.7%0.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.4%0.1%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation1.2%0.4%3.6%
 Vacant Other5.2%5.1%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Bossier City, LACouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 Less Than $20,0002.5%2.4%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.8%2.6%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9993.0%3.8%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9994.3%8.6%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9995.1%12.6%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99923.5%31.2%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,99927.3%17.1%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99922.5%13.2%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,9995.0%5.7%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9992.8%2.0%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,9991.9%0.7%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.2%0.2%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9990.0%0.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%0.0%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.2%0.2%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Bossier City, LACouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.6%0.0%0.2%
 2010 to 201412.9%12.8%13.6%
 2000 to 200912.9%12.8%13.6%
 1990 to 199912.1%10.5%13.6%
 1980 to 198915.9%6.3%13.2%
 1970 to 197917.7%10.8%14.8%
 1960 to 196912.1%10.5%13.6%
 1950 to 195913.8%12.4%10.0%
 1940 to 19492.8%4.8%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier2.3%29.9%12.2%
Reviews for Bossier City    5 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Bossier City is pretty much where people from Shreveport go when they get fed up with the crime, dysfunction, and high taxes over there. That said, it is no paradise.   More

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This is sort of the "good side" of the Red River. A little safer than Shreveport, but not by much! Has some modern stores and livable apartments. Just be wary of who  More

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Over 10 years ago

Lived here for 7 years, ready to leave, mind you. There are a number of colleges including a state university branch. It gets terribly hot and humid in the summer with  More

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Reviews for Council Bluffs    4 Reviews

It's an okay city. Nothing special really. All the fun things to do and good restaurants are across the river in Omaha. I will say CB has some pretty good recreational  More

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Over 8 years ago

Quietly over the years this community has taken untold amounts of riverfront casino tax dollars and converted them into hundreds and hundreds of community improvement  More

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Over 14 years ago

here in council bluffs iowa, we have low crime rate. There have been an increase in shopping areas in the last 2 years and lots of new resturants and three casinos. It  More

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