2024 Compare Cities Housing:
Newport, TN vs Fort Myers, FL

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- The median age of a home in Newport is 48.9% older than the median age of a home in Fort Myers.
 Newport, TNFort Myers, FLUnited States
 Median Home Age472442
 Median Home Cost$176,800$349,500$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months27.0%29.5%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.87.9%89.0%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.114.6%200.4%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$7.1$9.5$11.0
 Homes Owned43.6%36.8%57.4%
 Housing Vacant21.3%23.5%11.2%
 Homes Rented35.1%39.6%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Newport, TNFort Myers, FLUnited States
 Average Rent$1,050$1,800$1,840
 Studio Apartment$570$1,090$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$570$1,100$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$750$1,390$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,060$1,820$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,070$2,070$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Newport, TNFort Myers, FLUnited States
 Vacant For Rent5.7%4.2%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%0.9%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale1.2%1.0%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%0.7%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation1.5%12.2%3.6%
 Vacant Other12.8%4.6%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Newport, TNFort Myers, FLUnited States
 Less Than $20,0004.8%2.5%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9993.0%0.8%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9992.9%2.4%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9997.7%4.4%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,99932.7%4.0%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99923.1%8.7%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,99919.6%9.8%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9993.7%25.6%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,9992.6%18.9%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9990.0%9.9%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,9990.0%10.1%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.0%1.7%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9990.0%0.8%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%0.2%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.0%0.2%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Newport, TNFort Myers, FLUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%0.3%0.2%
 2010 to 20146.5%27.6%13.6%
 2000 to 20096.5%27.6%13.6%
 1990 to 199911.3%11.3%13.6%
 1980 to 198916.9%13.6%13.2%
 1970 to 197917.2%10.7%14.8%
 1960 to 196911.3%11.3%13.6%
 1950 to 195917.0%5.4%10.0%
 1940 to 194910.5%1.0%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier8.1%2.9%12.2%
Reviews for Newport    6 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

worst place to live in Tennessee, crime, corruption, crooked police, mean rotten hillbillies, drugs and the list goes on.  More

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Over 10 years ago

I am a native Texan, however I have traveled all over the world in my professional career. The one thing I have found common about everywhere I've traveled is that you  More

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Over 12 years ago

I rode through the town and spoke to several people that seemed to be very friendly. Now we had read all these comments on your city about the crime, burglaries, etc. We  More

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Reviews for Fort Myers    54 Reviews

I've lived here for most of my 30 years. I'm moving my family away in a few months. Here are the reasons: Climate- it's hot. Unbearably hot. And it's going to get  More

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I can't wait for all the replies especially from people that are from Florida or from up North that had to deal with extreme ice and snow. But I can honestly say in the  More

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I've lived in SW Florida on & off for most of my life. When my family first came here over 40 years ago the waterways teemed with fish & wildlife and the beaches,  More

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