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Lynden, WA vs South Lake Tahoe, CA

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- The median age of a home in Lynden is 92.3% younger than the median age of a home in South Lake Tahoe.
 Lynden, WASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age26  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$657,600$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months14.7%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock54.3%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.156.9%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$6.2$11.0
 Homes Owned61.3%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock44.6%11.2%
 Homes Rented35.1%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Lynden, WASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,090$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,130  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,190$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,480  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,120$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,520  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Lynden, WASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.9%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.4%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.6%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock37.9%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.4%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Lynden, WASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.4%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.9%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.4%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.6%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9993.8%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock1.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99913.0%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock22.2%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99928.7%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock20.4%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9993.4%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock3.9%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.2%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.8%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Lynden, WASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.9%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock3.7%13.6%
 2000 to 200921.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock7.4%13.6%
 1980 to 198913.8%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock29.4%14.8%
 1960 to 196919.8%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock15.1%10.0%
 1940 to 19493.4%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock1.5%12.2%
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Reviews for Lynden    3 Reviews
Bela · Blue Bell, PA
Best kept secret in the Northwest
Over 1 years ago

Moved from Metro Philadelphia. We looked at 10 communities in the following states Del, Tenn, AZ , PA, Tex, NM, ID, WA. We narrowed it down to two great towns  More

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Amy · Vancouver, WA
One of the better places if you're trapped in WA
Over 6 years ago

I've lived all over the country and Washington has some of the unfriendliest and angriest people I've met. I was told to avoid Lynden and move to Bellingham because  More

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Jolie · Lynden, WA
Every area in Lynden is the nice area!
Over 18 years ago

I never fully appreciated Lynden until I moved away and came back again. It wasn't until then that I realized what a wonderful, safe and friendly community Lynden really  More

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Reviews for South Lake Tahoe    10 Reviews
Anon · Sacramento, CA
Meh. Pretty boring
Over 5 years ago

Pretty boring town. Very run down and seedy too. Lake is nothing special either. I much prefer the Pacific coast or even the Atlantic coast or great  More

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Jack · Chicago, IL
Overpriced overhyped overrated dump
Over 5 years ago

Seriously I don't get what the big deal about this dump is everything is grossly overpriced scenery is boring and not at all interesting very boring nothing to do very  More

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Peter · South Lake Tahoe, CA
Beautiful place
Over 5 years ago

Beautiful place to live. This site has most of the details wrong, has somehow lumped it together with Sacramento. Elevation is 6250 feet at the lake. Weather is cold in  More

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