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Scottsdale, AZ vs Sun Lakes, AZ

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- The median age of a home in Scottsdale is 3.2% older than the median age of a home in Sun Lakes.
 Scottsdale, AZSun Lakes, AZUnited States
 Median Home Age31  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$351,700$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months21.6%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock91.8%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.199.6%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$5.7$11.0
 Homes Owned56.0%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock17.9%11.2%
 Homes Rented28.1%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Scottsdale, AZSun Lakes, AZUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,900$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,730  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,810$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,240  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,940$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,500  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Scottsdale, AZSun Lakes, AZUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.5%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.4%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock1.7%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.5%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock14.1%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.0%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Scottsdale, AZSun Lakes, AZUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.6%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.2%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.3%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.5%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock1.1%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9991.4%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock11.1%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99910.2%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock31.5%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99915.3%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock6.4%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,99914.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.1%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9992.7%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.2%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Scottsdale, AZSun Lakes, AZUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock21.3%13.6%
 2000 to 200915.4%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock28.7%13.6%
 1980 to 198919.8%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock13.8%14.8%
 1960 to 196926.4%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock0.1%10.0%
 1940 to 19490.3%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock0.2%12.2%
Reviews for Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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Over 1 years ago

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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Reviews for Sun Lakes    7 Reviews

Great place to live very inexpensive HOA great restaurants at half the price of regular house restaurant drinks half price Golf $35 you can’t beat the place and  More

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Over 6 years ago

Wow, this place sucka. Patrol is a joke with senile old men, CCRs not enforced unless you are a whiney loudmouth or on the board. Landscape committee. Cost us thousands  More

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Sun Lakes used to be a nice, quiet 55+ community but in the past few years it has become fallen victim to short term rentals, investors, speculators, house flippers and  More

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