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Lake Wales, FL vs Coral Gables, FL

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- The median age of a home in Lake Wales is 65.6% younger than the median age of a home in Coral Gables.
 Lake Wales, FLCoral Gables, FLUnited States
 Median Home Age32  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$1,176,400$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months25.4%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock73.5%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.186.0%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$9.5$11.0
 Homes Owned47.9%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock14.3%11.2%
 Homes Rented34.3%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Lake Wales, FLCoral Gables, FLUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$3,090$1,840
 Studio Apartment$810  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,910$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,000  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$3,130$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,710  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Lake Wales, FLCoral Gables, FLUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock3.9%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.2%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock1.8%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.2%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock4.2%3.6%
 Vacant Other5.1%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Lake Wales, FLCoral Gables, FLUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.5%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9992.7%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.3%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9994.5%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.0%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99911.5%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock1.1%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99933.2%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock5.2%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9991.2%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock20.2%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock17.4%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock13.3%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Lake Wales, FLCoral Gables, FLUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock12.3%13.6%
 2000 to 200930.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock6.9%13.6%
 1980 to 198911.8%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock11.7%14.8%
 1960 to 19699.6%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock20.3%10.0%
 1940 to 19493.8%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock11.8%12.2%
Reviews for Lake Wales    2 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

I have lived in Lake Wales, Florida for almost 8 years. Most of the people are very nice, but it can be very difficult to find a decent job there. The weather is pretty  More

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Over 18 years ago

Lake Wales, Fl has great weather year round. Although summers can be quite hot, most of the year is very enjoyable and  More

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Reviews for Coral Gables    7 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Housing is too  More

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I have lived in Florida, specifically, in Miami-Dade for about 18 years. Having found a glass ceiling up north due to my handicapping name (Guillermo, it could have been  More

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As Coral Gables City Founder George Merrick formulated the initial elements of his dream city in the 1920's , he identified spacious park and open space locations,  More

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