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Columbus, OH vs Punta Gorda, FL

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- The median age of a home in Columbus is 32.6% older than the median age of a home in Punta Gorda.
 Columbus, OHPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 Median Home Age43  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$388,800$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months14.9%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock89.0%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.110.4%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$10.3$11.0
 Homes Owned41.3%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock26.2%11.2%
 Homes Rented51.0%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Columbus, OHPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,800$1,840
 Studio Apartment$860  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,040$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,180  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,830$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,610  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Columbus, OHPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.1%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.6%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock1.3%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.2%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock20.6%3.6%
 Vacant Other3.7%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Columbus, OHPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.1%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.8%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock1.3%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9995.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock2.6%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99919.4%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock7.3%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99925.2%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock14.5%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9992.9%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock20.5%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.5%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock1.3%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.1%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.7%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Columbus, OHPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock25.2%13.6%
 2000 to 200911.7%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock22.7%13.6%
 1980 to 198912.9%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock14.0%14.8%
 1960 to 196915.1%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock2.4%10.0%
 1940 to 19494.3%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock1.2%12.2%
Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 2 years ago

I've lived here for my whole life! Awesome place to  More

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We lived in Columbus from 2014-2022, originally from Denver work has taken us to Charlotte, NC, Austin and Atlanta for perspective. One of our biggest reasons for  More

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Over 3 years ago

The city has nice areas and old/ugly areas that look like the remains of a civil war. The nice areas are pretty. Traffic isn't bad compared to Cali but the summer  More

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Reviews for Punta Gorda    15 Reviews

When we were visiting different cities in Florida, we quickly realised that Punta Gorda is the friendliest gulf coast town in south Florida BY FAR! My wife and I bought  More

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I haven't lived in Punta Gorda, so I'm not sure about every nook and cranny of the place, however I did visit for about a month during the winter and about another 2  More

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Over 8 years ago

We have lived here for six years and enjoy it very much. One gets used to the summers but they are uncomfortable. The fishing is pretty good - used to be much better.  More

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