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Longview, TX vs Mena, AR

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- The median age of a home in Longview is 15.9% younger than the median age of a home in Mena.
 Longview, TXMena, ARUnited States
 Median Home Age44  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$154,700$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months20.4%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock52.8%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.67.5%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$5.4$11.0
 Homes Owned47.8%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock20.7%11.2%
 Homes Rented40.4%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Longview, TXMena, ARUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$950$1,840
 Studio Apartment$760  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$600$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$990  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$960$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,530  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Longview, TXMena, ARUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock5.0%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.7%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.3%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock1.7%3.6%
 Vacant Other5.3%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Longview, TXMena, ARUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock11.3%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9993.0%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock16.1%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9997.9%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock13.8%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99920.5%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock11.7%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99918.6%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock1.9%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9992.2%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock3.4%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.3%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Longview, TXMena, ARUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock9.3%13.6%
 2000 to 200910.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock15.5%13.6%
 1980 to 198917.2%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock10.3%14.8%
 1960 to 196910.5%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock10.5%10.0%
 1940 to 19493.9%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock12.6%12.2%
Reviews for Longview    9 Reviews

I was born and raised here. I don't recommend it. I love religious people but the religious culture here is so suffocating. I felt like I couldn't breath or be  More

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The schools are substandard. Bullying is part of the culture, not only in the schools, but in the work places. The good jobs are 'hidden' - you have to know someone to  More

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Over 16 years ago

Longview, Texas is a growing Northeast Texas town of about 80,000. Lots of families raise their children  More

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Reviews for Mena    4 Reviews

No jobs, nothing to do for retirees, nothing to do for teens or children. If you are not connected to local families you will never be accepted. Before even considering  More

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I grew up in Mena, AR and left there when I joined the Marine Corps. I never used drugs, most of the guys were active in sports and there were NO TEENS pregnant at the  More

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I read with astonishment the only review of Mena Arkansas, and I must disaggree. I moved here in 2005 from crowded and congested Florida and have never regretted the  More

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