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Rio Verde, AZ vs Cave Creek, AZ

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- The median age of a home in Rio Verde is 3.6% older than the median age of a home in Cave Creek.
 Rio Verde, AZCave Creek, AZUnited States
 Median Home Age28  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$877,900$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months21.6%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock91.7%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.199.6%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$5.7$11.0
 Homes Owned70.2%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock16.1%11.2%
 Homes Rented0.5%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Rio Verde, AZCave Creek, AZUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$3,490$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,280  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,180$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,660  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$3,540$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,600  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Rio Verde, AZCave Creek, AZUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.2%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock2.6%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock8.7%3.6%
 Vacant Other0.8%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Rio Verde, AZCave Creek, AZUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock4.5%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.2%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.0%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9991.2%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock1.0%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9991.1%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock4.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9998.8%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock9.7%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99916.2%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock25.0%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,99918.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock10.3%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9991.2%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Rio Verde, AZCave Creek, AZUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock20.1%13.6%
 2000 to 200923.1%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock25.4%13.6%
 1980 to 198925.7%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock12.2%14.8%
 1960 to 196937.3%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock2.4%10.0%
 1940 to 19490.0%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock0.0%12.2%
Reviews for Rio Verde    1 Reviews

Just moved here as “snowbirds” after 3 years of pre-retirement research into where we wanted to be. We considered all the southwestern states then visited a dozen or  More

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Reviews for Cave Creek    5 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Beautiful homes and area with larger parcels and horse properties. Wonderful people. Low crime. Great climate except 3 months of hell heat in the summer. But you can  More

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Cave Creek is beautiful especially if you make lots of money! It has a mix of down to earth people and affluent show boaters, heavy drinkers and bikers. Very eclectic.  More

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Over 11 years ago

The drawback to living in Cave Creek are the summers. If you can leave for 3-4 months and return in the fall, Cave Creek is  More

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