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Oakland Park, FL vs West Palm Beach, FL

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- The median age of a home in Oakland Park is 28.6% older than the median age of a home in West Palm Beach.
 Oakland Park, FLWest Palm Beach, FLUnited States
 Median Home Age49  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$397,000$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months26.9%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock80.3%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.172.9%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$10.3$11.0
 Homes Owned50.6%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock17.7%11.2%
 Homes Rented39.7%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Oakland Park, FLWest Palm Beach, FLUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,380$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,250  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,480$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,690  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,410$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,880  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Oakland Park, FLWest Palm Beach, FLUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock3.5%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.2%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock1.3%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.5%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock8.6%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.7%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Oakland Park, FLWest Palm Beach, FLUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.3%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9992.4%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock1.5%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.6%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock2.1%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99910.2%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock11.2%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99924.9%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock17.9%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99910.0%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock9.5%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.6%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock2.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.2%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock1.2%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Oakland Park, FLWest Palm Beach, FLUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock23.7%13.6%
 2000 to 20094.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock12.5%13.6%
 1980 to 198915.7%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock11.9%14.8%
 1960 to 19698.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock9.9%10.0%
 1940 to 19491.9%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock7.9%12.2%
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Reviews for Oakland Park    2 Reviews
Dave · Oakland Park, FL
Diverse Oakland Park
Over 1 years ago

I have lived in Oakland Park for 10 years originally from the East coast. What I like about Oakland Park although it is city within metro Fort Lauderdale it still has a  More

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Alicia · Fort Lauderdale, FL
Quality of Life
Over 16 years ago

You are living in the greater Fort Lauderdale area. It's the city, so you get all the good and all of the bad of city life. I'm not saying we are big like NYC or  More

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Reviews for West Palm Beach    51 Reviews
Richard · Royal Palm Beach, FL
Palm Beach county living
Over 8 years ago

Palm Beach county is getting over crowded at least from point of view. High property taxes and home owners insurance (due to hurricanes) traffic is getting worse.   More

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Octavio · West Palm Beach, FL
I love it here!
Over 9 years ago

I couldn't think of a better place to live. There are so many things to do around town. Traffic in not bad, for the most part. There's a good mix of cultural diversity.  More

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dan · West Palm Beach, FL
Pros and cons
Over 9 years ago

Why is Cultural diversity considered a pro for West Palm  More

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