2024 Compare Cities Housing:
Lawrence, KS vs Hot Springs, AR

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- The median age of a home in Lawrence is 50.0% younger than the median age of a home in Hot Springs.
 Lawrence, KSHot Springs, ARUnited States
 Median Home Age345142
 Median Home Cost$273,700$231,700$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months13.7%19.0%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.53.6%52.8%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.83.3%65.8%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$13.6$6.1$11.0
 Homes Owned40.8%44.1%57.4%
 Housing Vacant6.2%20.6%11.2%
 Homes Rented53.0%35.3%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Lawrence, KSHot Springs, ARUnited States
 Average Rent$1,430$1,040$1,840
 Studio Apartment$750$620$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$830$650$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,020$850$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,450$1,050$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,720$1,380$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Lawrence, KSHot Springs, ARUnited States
 Vacant For Rent3.0%4.5%1.9%
 Vacant Rented1.3%0.9%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale0.4%1.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.2%0.7%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation0.1%8.3%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.2%4.9%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Lawrence, KSHot Springs, ARUnited States
 Less Than $20,0001.0%3.5%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.7%6.2%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9990.2%6.0%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9991.0%9.3%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9992.0%9.5%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99913.2%25.0%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,99926.4%11.2%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99927.7%19.7%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,99912.2%3.7%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9998.4%2.4%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,9995.6%2.2%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9991.3%0.5%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9990.3%0.6%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%0.0%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.1%0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Lawrence, KSHot Springs, ARUnited States
 2015 and Newer1.4%0.0%0.2%
 2010 to 201416.4%9.4%13.6%
 2000 to 200916.4%9.4%13.6%
 1990 to 199918.4%7.4%13.6%
 1980 to 198913.2%13.0%13.2%
 1970 to 197912.8%16.4%14.8%
 1960 to 196918.4%7.4%13.6%
 1950 to 19596.1%11.4%10.0%
 1940 to 19491.8%9.7%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier9.5%13.0%12.2%
Reviews for Lawrence    19 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I don't know why people have written negative reviews about Lawrence, but I have lived here for two years and love it. The quality of life is great - it is a college  More

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Over 11 years ago

Great college town, wonderful people and community. Fun  More

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Over 12 years ago

While I was a grad student at KU I lived in Lawrence, KS. I was unimpressed by the town and even less impressed by the over-inflated ego of its inhabitants. Let's be  More

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Reviews for Hot Springs    25 Reviews

I haven’t ever fully lived in this place but I can say it has a very calm feel. Very nice.  More

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I have lived here for several years. It has a lot of touristy things to do.But as far as living here there is not enough weekly activities to do or places to go. They  More

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Hot Springs, which obviously gets it's name from the springs discovered by DeSoto and the Indians is a beautiful piece of history. In it's heyday it was frequented by  More

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