2024 Compare Cities Housing:
Houma, LA vs Dothan, AL

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- The median age of a home in Houma is 14.6% older than the median age of a home in Dothan.
 Houma, LADothan, ALUnited States
 Median Home Age484142
 Median Home Cost$162,500$181,400$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months10.5%12.8%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.22.6%37.3%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.32.8%42.4%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$4.3$3.5$11.0
 Homes Owned60.9%49.2%57.4%
 Housing Vacant9.5%15.7%11.2%
 Homes Rented29.6%35.1%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Houma, LADothan, ALUnited States
 Average Rent$1,310$1,070$1,840
 Studio Apartment$690$660$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$820$660$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,030$800$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,330$1,080$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,500$1,230$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Houma, LADothan, ALUnited States
 Vacant For Rent2.7%4.2%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.2%0.5%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale0.1%1.3%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.2%0.3%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation0.4%1.3%3.6%
 Vacant Other5.8%8.2%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Houma, LADothan, ALUnited States
 Less Than $20,0002.6%2.3%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9993.6%2.0%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9993.9%4.3%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9995.0%7.4%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9996.4%8.3%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99918.1%21.8%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,99919.1%20.4%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99924.7%18.3%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,9999.3%8.3%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9992.0%2.7%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,9993.1%2.4%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9991.4%0.8%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9990.4%0.6%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.2%0.1%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.3%0.2%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Houma, LADothan, ALUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%0.3%0.2%
 2010 to 20149.3%14.5%13.6%
 2000 to 20099.3%14.5%13.6%
 1990 to 199911.5%14.1%13.6%
 1980 to 19897.8%13.9%13.2%
 1970 to 197918.8%19.1%14.8%
 1960 to 196911.5%14.1%13.6%
 1950 to 195913.6%9.7%10.0%
 1940 to 19497.6%5.2%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier8.2%2.5%12.2%
Reviews for Houma    4 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I lived in Houma from 2 years of age until 61. If you love fishing, eating fried/boiled seafood, and enjoy hot humid weather, this is your town. Except for having easy  More

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Over 15 years ago

Houma has absolutely nothing to  More

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Over 16 years ago

Hot summers; significant hurricanes and tropical storms about once every 5  More

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Reviews for Dothan    25 Reviews

This is my 3rd (maybe 4th) year living in dothan, and it is AMAZING!! I hear people say "the traffic is horrible" but it really is not. sure the traffic sometimes is  More

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Over 3 years ago

I grew up here. I will sum it up like this: the best decision I ever made was to move away from Dothan 20 years ago and the worst decision I ever made was to move back  More

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Over 3 years ago

I grew up in this horrible nothing city living here until in my early thirties and I left 20 years ago. I hated this place everyday and was so glad I left, it was the  More

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