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Boulder City, NV vs Palm Springs, CA

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- The median age of a home in Boulder City is 7.3% younger than the median age of a home in Palm Springs.
 Boulder City, NVPalm Springs, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age41  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$619,300$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months19.2%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock83.1%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.229.8%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$8.8$11.0
 Homes Owned61.5%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock35.1%11.2%
 Homes Rented23.8%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Boulder City, NVPalm Springs, CAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,320$1,840
 Studio Apartment$920  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,380$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,280  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,350$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,170  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Boulder City, NVPalm Springs, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.6%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.7%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock1.0%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.4%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock28.0%3.6%
 Vacant Other5.6%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Boulder City, NVPalm Springs, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.6%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9992.8%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock1.9%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9993.2%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock2.2%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9994.6%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock6.2%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99920.4%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock16.0%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99911.0%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock18.8%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9995.6%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock6.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.4%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock2.9%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Boulder City, NVPalm Springs, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock9.9%13.6%
 2000 to 200910.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock5.3%13.6%
 1980 to 198920.1%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock26.0%14.8%
 1960 to 196917.5%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock11.7%10.0%
 1940 to 19495.9%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock2.9%12.2%
Reviews for Boulder City    4 Reviews

I'm an Air Force Veteran, born in New Jersey who left home at 18 and have live in at least 20 US towns and communities over the past fifty years. I moved out of Silicon  More

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Boulder City is all about Clean Green, but the only Dog Park in the city is all dirt. Henderson, NV and Las Vegas have multiple Grass dog parks. Boulder City has 3  More

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Over 17 years ago

All heavy truck traffic has been routed off the Hoover Dam since the 9-11 attacks due to national "infrastructure" security concerns and this has had the effect of  More

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Reviews for Palm Springs    12 Reviews

I lived in Palm Springs for 12 years and initially it appeared to be quite beautiful. The mountains are beautiful and palm trees, very stress-free and manageable.  More

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Over 5 years ago

14 years is plenty long enough. This is a nice place to visit, not live. In the last 20 years the air quality, especially in the summer has deteriorated considerably.  More

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Ghetto Crime City with lots of glitz... Police do nothing. Called 911 three times in a year: twice, no response. Provided the license plate of the criminals in two  More

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