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Copperas Cove, TX vs Ruston, LA

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- The median age of a home in Copperas Cove is 12.5% younger than the median age of a home in Ruston.
 Copperas Cove, TXRuston, LAUnited States
 Median Home Age32  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$195,100$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months24.0%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock24.0%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.116.4%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$5.3$11.0
 Homes Owned52.9%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock10.8%11.2%
 Homes Rented38.5%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Copperas Cove, TXRuston, LAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$910$1,840
 Studio Apartment$700  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$570$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$900  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$920$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,530  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Copperas Cove, TXRuston, LAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock3.3%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.5%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.4%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.8%3.6%
 Vacant Other4.5%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Copperas Cove, TXRuston, LAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock2.5%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9992.9%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock3.8%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9999.4%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock5.3%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99933.3%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock15.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99915.0%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock10.9%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9990.1%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock4.5%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.5%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Copperas Cove, TXRuston, LAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.6%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock14.2%13.6%
 2000 to 200915.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock18.3%13.6%
 1980 to 198915.2%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock20.2%14.8%
 1960 to 196919.3%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock4.7%10.0%
 1940 to 19490.8%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock1.9%12.2%
Reviews for Copperas Cove    5 Reviews

Copperas Cove is probably one of the nicer towns relative to the rest of the area. There are two things that people should be aware of when they live there 1. If you  More

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Over 13 years ago

For some reason there are loud neighbors  More

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Over 15 years ago

If you are not white, Christian, southern, retired government, ex-military or retired military then you will have a problem. That is even if you have a job. The police  More

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Reviews for Ruston    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Back stabbing little town you want get anywhere with out knowing people or have  More

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Very difficult to find a job here if you’re not hired by the university. When my husband got a job with the university, I didn’t think it would be so difficult for me  More

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