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Palo Alto, CA vs Miami, FL

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- The median age of a home in Palo Alto is 22.0% older than the median age of a home in Miami.
 Palo Alto, CAMiami, FLUnited States
 Median Home Age59  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$524,600$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months23.8%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock73.5%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.73.2%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$9.2$11.0
 Homes Owned50.9%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock14.0%11.2%
 Homes Rented40.2%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Palo Alto, CAMiami, FLUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,540$1,840
 Studio Apartment$2,430  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,570$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,220  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,570$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$4,600  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Palo Alto, CAMiami, FLUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock4.7%1.9%
 Vacant Rented1.6%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.6%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.6%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock4.8%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.4%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Palo Alto, CAMiami, FLUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.0%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.0%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.3%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock1.4%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.1%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock6.2%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9990.5%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock22.1%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9990.5%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock14.4%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9992.4%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock4.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9999.2%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock2.5%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Palo Alto, CAMiami, FLUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock18.0%13.6%
 2000 to 200910.7%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock6.6%13.6%
 1980 to 19896.4%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock12.8%14.8%
 1960 to 19696.1%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock14.4%10.0%
 1940 to 19497.9%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock9.1%12.2%
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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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Reviews for Miami    189 Reviews
Jasmine · Yonkers, NY
Great City
Over 1 years ago

Great vacation spot with the best clubs and food. Wynwood and the Miami Design District are the best, just be careful at night. Area tends to jack prices up around  More

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Mary · Sunny Isles Beach, FL
Filthy extension of Honduras and Guatemala
Over 4 years ago

Miami is rapidly devolving into a filthy, crime ridden, unattractive extension of Central America and South America. The population is a bunch of rude entitled dependent  More

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Na · San Antonio, TX
RIP OLD MIAMI, IN MY MEMORY
Over 4 years ago

Beautiful place, well into the late 20th Century ... clean, safe, fun, peaceful. Started seeing elements of crap, just a tiny bit, back around 1980. Now what changed  More

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