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New Orleans, LA vs Palo Alto, CA

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- The median age of a home in New Orleans is 6.3% older than the median age of a home in Palo Alto.
 New Orleans, LAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age63  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$3,107,600$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months9.2%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock18.5%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.74.3%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$7.4$11.0
 Homes Owned38.9%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock8.9%11.2%
 Homes Rented42.1%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 New Orleans, LAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$4,050$1,840
 Studio Apartment$900  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,750$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,250  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$4,100$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,870  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 New Orleans, LAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock3.2%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.7%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.3%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.3%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.8%3.6%
 Vacant Other9.7%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 New Orleans, LAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.0%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.7%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.1%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9991.8%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.0%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99911.6%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock0.3%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99920.4%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock0.6%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9998.3%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock1.7%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9993.8%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock8.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.6%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock75.5%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 New Orleans, LAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock10.7%13.6%
 2000 to 20096.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock6.1%13.6%
 1980 to 19897.6%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock12.3%14.8%
 1960 to 19693.3%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock26.9%10.0%
 1940 to 19497.3%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock13.0%12.2%
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Reviews for New Orleans    87 Reviews
Laurel · New Orleans, LA
NOLA review
Over 2 years ago

I have lived in NOLA for 6 years. Like all cities, you must take the good with the bad. It is more expensive than what you read about on the internet. The drivers are  More

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LISA · River Ridge, LA
Unhappy here
Over 3 years ago

I've lived here for going on 3 years. The person who lives with me wanted us to move here. It got old for me very soon after we moved here. Neither of us like it.   More

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Wanda · Metairie, LA
Like a Sartre play with crawfish
Over 3 years ago

Lived here 20 years, transplant from a dank Midwestern metropolis. For the first 15 years I was pretty much one of those rabid people foaming at the mouth whenever  More

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Reviews for Palo Alto    8 Reviews
David · Palo Alto, CA
Wonderful place to live, except for the cost of li
Over 16 years ago

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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David · Menlo Park, CA
Cost of Living
Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Lawrence · Palo Alto, CA
Public transit
Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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