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Dickinson, ND vs Sarasota, FL

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- The median age of a home in Dickinson is 35.3% younger than the median age of a home in Sarasota.
 Dickinson, NDSarasota, FLUnited States
 Median Home Age34  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$454,200$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months10.5%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock93.0%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.51.1%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$7.3$11.0
 Homes Owned49.6%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock22.7%11.2%
 Homes Rented38.0%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Dickinson, NDSarasota, FLUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,070$1,840
 Studio Apartment$870  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,270$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,010  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,100$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,710  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Dickinson, NDSarasota, FLUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.7%1.9%
 Vacant Rented1.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock1.1%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.2%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock13.6%3.6%
 Vacant Other3.9%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Dickinson, NDSarasota, FLUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.5%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9992.3%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.9%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9992.3%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock2.3%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9997.1%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock10.2%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99941.2%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock11.5%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9995.4%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock11.6%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.4%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock7.5%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock5.8%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Dickinson, NDSarasota, FLUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.7%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock10.5%13.6%
 2000 to 20098.6%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock7.2%13.6%
 1980 to 198915.4%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock23.1%14.8%
 1960 to 19696.8%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock15.6%10.0%
 1940 to 19492.3%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock6.0%12.2%
Reviews for Dickinson    5 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I lived in ND all of my life until my son got married to a gal from MN. I moved to the city in which she lived. Sometimes I regret leaving my family behind to go to  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Dickinson for over 10 years. It is a very conservative town, but the university helps bring in some diversity. I enjoy the open country and the  More

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This is an EXTREMELY religious town (catholic mainly). If you are not interested in religion you will not be welcome in this  More

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Reviews for Sarasota    105 Reviews

Sarasota is my home from birth but those of us who have lived here long enough to have seen the devolution of what was once an easy to navigate, clean, low crime beach  More

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Starting to love Sarasota: Wife and I moved to Osprey- a small suburb between Sarasota and Venice. We're about 13 miles to downtown Sarasota, so not "city dwellers".   More

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As always, anyone considering moving to anyplace new, including Sarasota, needs to come down and spend a month or two before actually moving here. The city is overrun  More

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