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Hays, KS vs Scottsbluff, NE

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- The median age of a home in Hays is 20.8% younger than the median age of a home in Scottsbluff.
 Hays, KSScottsbluff, NEUnited States
 Median Home Age48  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$148,900$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months13.8%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock46.9%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.59.6%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$16.4$11.0
 Homes Owned51.9%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock8.4%11.2%
 Homes Rented37.5%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Hays, KSScottsbluff, NEUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,230$1,840
 Studio Apartment$600  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$700$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$820  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,250$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,390  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Hays, KSScottsbluff, NEUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.0%1.9%
 Vacant Rented1.7%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.7%0.7%
 Vacant Sold1.3%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.0%3.6%
 Vacant Other4.0%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Hays, KSScottsbluff, NEUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock6.0%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.4%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock4.8%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9992.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock13.4%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99914.6%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock19.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99926.9%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock3.7%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9993.9%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock0.0%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.3%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.3%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Hays, KSScottsbluff, NEUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock4.3%13.6%
 2000 to 20096.1%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock8.6%13.6%
 1980 to 198913.2%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock16.5%14.8%
 1960 to 19699.4%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock16.1%10.0%
 1940 to 19497.7%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock20.1%12.2%
Reviews for Hays    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Low crime rate 2. Low cost of living and housing 3. Affordable place to live 4. Good school system 5. A good place to live and raise a family Cons: 1.  More

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Reviews for Scottsbluff    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

scottsbluff is definetly its own world if your from there and raised there managing the ways of any place beyond this panhandle if your not from hear the adapting to the  More

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This town is so afraid of change that it attempts to boycott everything: adult stores, tobacco shops, interstates, etc...I don't know if anyone here has noticed but the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Scottsbluff is a small town, and people here pride themselves on their "small town values." It is a safe place to live, and it is fabulous to not worry about big city  More

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