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Lake Forest, CA vs Dakota Dunes, SD

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- The median age of a home in Lake Forest is 10.5% younger than the median age of a home in Dakota Dunes.
 Lake Forest, CAUnited States, SD
 Median Home Age38  Unlock
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months22.3%  Unlock
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.109.2%  Unlock
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$11.0
 Homes Owned67.0%  Unlock
 Housing Vacant  Unlock11.2%
 Homes Rented27.9%  Unlock
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Lake Forest, CADakota Dunes, SD
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,840
 Studio Apartment$2,180  Unlock
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,850  Unlock
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$4,530  Unlock
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 Vacant Housing
 Lake Forest, CADakota Dunes, SD
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.4%  Unlock
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.7%
 Vacant Sold1.1%  Unlock
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock3.6%
 Vacant Other0.9%  Unlock
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Lake Forest, CADakota Dunes, SD
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.4%  Unlock
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9991.6%  Unlock
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.9%  Unlock
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9992.3%  Unlock
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9998.4%  Unlock
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,99937.3%  Unlock
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.8%  Unlock
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Lake Forest, CADakota Dunes, SD
 2015 and Newer0.5%  Unlock
 2010 to 2014  Unlock13.6%
 2000 to 20091.8%  Unlock
 1990 to 1999  Unlock13.6%
 1980 to 198930.0%  Unlock
 1970 to 1979  Unlock14.8%
 1960 to 196918.1%  Unlock
 1950 to 1959  Unlock10.0%
 1940 to 19490.1%  Unlock
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock12.2%
Reviews for Lake Forest    16 Reviews

I've lived in Lake Forest for over a decade, before that elsewhere in OC and also up in LA. Lake Forest isn't perfect but it's really improved over the past decade,  More

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As a retired senior who has lived in Lake Forest (formerly El Toro) since 1977 I think LF is a great place if you can afford it. When we moved here in June '77 homes  More

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I’ve lived here for 2 years. Ok, it’s more like a 4 but there are so many idiots downplaying what it’s like here and giving Lake Forest ones and twos. There are a lot of  More

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