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Idaho Falls, ID vs Mountain Home, AR

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- The median age of a home in Idaho Falls is 9.1% older than the median age of a home in Mountain Home.
 Idaho Falls, IDMountain Home, ARUnited States
 Median Home Age44  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$187,600$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months16.8%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock65.2%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.166.7%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$5.1$11.0
 Homes Owned58.4%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock5.7%11.2%
 Homes Rented35.7%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Idaho Falls, IDMountain Home, ARUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$960$1,840
 Studio Apartment$660  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$600$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$960  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$970$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,640  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Idaho Falls, IDMountain Home, ARUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock3.4%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.3%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.2%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock1.4%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.0%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Idaho Falls, IDMountain Home, ARUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.6%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9992.2%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock4.1%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9991.3%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock12.1%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99917.7%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock18.5%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99925.3%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock3.4%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9996.3%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock0.4%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.1%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.2%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Idaho Falls, IDMountain Home, ARUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.5%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock9.1%13.6%
 2000 to 200911.7%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock16.3%13.6%
 1980 to 198910.5%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock35.7%14.8%
 1960 to 196914.7%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock4.0%10.0%
 1940 to 19493.9%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock1.6%12.2%
Reviews for Idaho Falls    36 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

After escaping the liberalism in California I moved here with my family and loved the friendly folks, cleanliness, and beautiful views. Some things that I dislike is the  More

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I have lived here for about 17 years. I will admit that I have difficulty with the winter, the wind and the traffic. It seems that the traffic is constantly getting  More

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Anywhere in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and Utah are now THEe BEST places to live. There is a reason people are flocking there...to live red, since blue has driven them out  More

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Reviews for Mountain Home    14 Reviews

As for the haters- ANYONE should know something about ANY area before they jump in- if you do not do your research and purposely spend some time in any area before  More

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I lived in Mountain Home in the 60s ,70s, and part of the 80s. The biggest mistake I ever made was leaving there. I want to go back. We have smog, dirty air, fires from  More

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Over 7 years ago

First of all, let me head off some of the arguments that usually accompany critical reviews: the people who live here are for the most part, warm, welcoming, friendly  More

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