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Lake Charles, LA vs Nixa, MO

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- The median age of a home in Lake Charles is 46.7% older than the median age of a home in Nixa.
 Lake Charles, LANixa, MOUnited States
 Median Home Age45  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$292,600$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months11.0%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock66.7%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.54.1%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$8.0$11.0
 Homes Owned48.2%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock5.9%11.2%
 Homes Rented34.9%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Lake Charles, LANixa, MOUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,330$1,840
 Studio Apartment$830  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$750$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,080  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,350$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,450  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Lake Charles, LANixa, MOUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock0.6%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.9%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.9%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.1%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.0%3.6%
 Vacant Other10.0%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Lake Charles, LANixa, MOUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.4%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.0%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.5%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9995.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock8.5%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99919.7%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock18.7%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99917.9%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock7.9%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9993.2%  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 $1,999,9992.1%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.2%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Lake Charles, LANixa, MOUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.9%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock28.8%13.6%
 2000 to 200911.4%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock29.4%13.6%
 1980 to 198911.5%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock10.4%14.8%
 1960 to 19697.4%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock3.7%10.0%
 1940 to 19497.1%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock1.5%12.2%
Reviews for Lake Charles    34 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in the city for years and it’s great, you should really check it  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lake Charles, Louisiana is one of the absolute creepiest cities in the USA. The people feel dead inside. They also seem to secretly hate each other. It is also an  More

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Beware reader, the city of Lake Charles is an absolute sh*thole. If you are traveling through I-10 you might want to skip this place. This place is the very worst of the  More

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Reviews for Nixa    6 Reviews

Moved to Nixa from CA during the poandemic and moved back home again. At first it was beautiful in the fall climate. Then came the brutal midwest winter and -20F. Our  More

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Out of state resident opinion: Moved here from out of state. Weather is consistently humid. Rains every few days. Expect damage to your home and car yearly from flooding  More

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We moved here from the west coast over 15 years ago and love it. The first thing our family noticed was how friendly and helpful the people were here. People out west  More

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