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Bristol, VA vs Lenoir, NC

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- The median age of a home in Bristol is 9.1% older than the median age of a home in Lenoir.
 Bristol, VALenoir, NCUnited States
 Median Home Age55  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$184,500$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months22.5%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock75.5%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.78.0%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$7.1$11.0
 Homes Owned52.9%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock12.9%11.2%
 Homes Rented31.7%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Bristol, VALenoir, NCUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,020$1,840
 Studio Apartment$620  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$650$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$850  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,030$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,250  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Bristol, VALenoir, NCUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.8%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.8%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock2.0%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.3%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.4%3.6%
 Vacant Other7.8%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Bristol, VALenoir, NCUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock2.4%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9992.7%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock13.2%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,99911.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock14.5%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99922.2%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock19.2%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9999.9%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock4.1%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9990.4%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock0.3%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9991.2%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.2%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9991.4%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Bristol, VALenoir, NCUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock6.3%13.6%
 2000 to 20099.3%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock13.2%13.6%
 1980 to 198910.8%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock16.2%14.8%
 1960 to 19694.6%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock13.7%10.0%
 1940 to 19497.5%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock10.9%12.2%
Reviews for Bristol    7 Reviews

Eat and live on the TN side, shop on the VA side.  More

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Over 7 years ago

I’ve lived here my whole life and the crime/drug rate keeps going up. This area is starting to go downhill. Not to mention the property taxes are  More

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Lived here my whole life basically and this place is going downhill. It’s a drug area. Mostly people on meth and pills. I feel like the crime rate just keeps going up.  More

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Reviews for Lenoir    3 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I wrote a positive review of Lenoir 4 years ago and my opinion of the town has nothing but improved since living here over time. They've added a new movie theater, new  More

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Over 11 years ago

I know the unemployment rate in Lenoir is not superb, but the lifestyle here is wonderful! I've lived outside Chicago, rural Oklahoma and New Hampshire, outside Ft.  More

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As a lifelong resident, one of the primary reasons I remained here was the abundance of employment. But in the late 90's we began a slow downturn, until many of the  More

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