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Council Bluffs, IA vs Sioux Falls, SD

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- The median age of a home in Council Bluffs is 46.6% older than the median age of a home in Sioux Falls.
 Council Bluffs, IASioux Falls, SDUnited States
 Median Home Age58  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$308,600$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months15.4%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock57.7%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.69.7%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$13.1$11.0
 Homes Owned58.9%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock5.4%11.2%
 Homes Rented33.8%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Council Bluffs, IASioux Falls, SDUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,340$1,840
 Studio Apartment$730  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$840$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$980  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,360$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,460  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Council Bluffs, IASioux Falls, SDUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.0%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.5%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.1%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.4%3.6%
 Vacant Other5.1%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Council Bluffs, IASioux Falls, SDUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock2.6%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9992.6%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock1.2%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9998.6%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock2.1%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99931.2%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock20.2%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99913.2%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock12.6%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9992.0%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock4.1%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.2%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.5%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.4%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Council Bluffs, IASioux Falls, SDUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock17.9%13.6%
 2000 to 200912.8%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock14.7%13.6%
 1980 to 19896.3%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock12.1%14.8%
 1960 to 196910.5%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock8.3%10.0%
 1940 to 19494.8%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock9.1%12.2%
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 9 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 15 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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Reviews for Sioux Falls    56 Reviews

I've lived in Sioux Falls for 2 years. I've found it to be a good place to live. The city is not too big, and has an thriving economy. Traffic is not bad, but as the  More

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Sioux Falls isn’t as bad as people make it out to be. I’ve lived here for 2 years and my experience has been pleasant. Sioux Falls is a decent sized city, not too big or  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived on both sides of the city (it's split up by east side and west side by the locals and they're kinda in competition with each other). I've been here for 3 years and  More

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