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Scranton, PA vs New Orleans, LA

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- The median age of a home in Scranton is 4.5% older than the median age of a home in New Orleans.
 Scranton, PANew Orleans, LAUnited States
 Median Home Age66  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$256,000$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months17.7%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock33.6%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.54.9%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$7.6$11.0
 Homes Owned42.6%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock19.0%11.2%
 Homes Rented42.7%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Scranton, PANew Orleans, LAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,590$1,840
 Studio Apartment$690  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,060$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$990  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,620$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,390  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Scranton, PANew Orleans, LAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.9%1.9%
 Vacant Rented1.3%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.8%0.7%
 Vacant Sold1.2%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock4.7%3.6%
 Vacant Other8.6%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Scranton, PANew Orleans, LAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.6%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9992.9%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock1.3%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,99914.4%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock4.2%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99927.3%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock17.1%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9999.3%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock13.4%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9990.5%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock11.4%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.3%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock2.8%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.8%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Scranton, PANew Orleans, LAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock6.9%13.6%
 2000 to 20092.1%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock3.3%13.6%
 1980 to 19895.1%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock13.9%14.8%
 1960 to 19693.6%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock12.1%10.0%
 1940 to 19498.6%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock33.4%12.2%
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Reviews for Scranton    20 Reviews
adrian · Dickson City, PA
Good place to retire. Low crime and cheap.
Over 6 years ago

I retired and moved here in 2008 because it was a cheap place to live and my house cost only $70,000 in '08. I found through time that the city is low in crime, has a  More

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Colin · Scranton, PA
NORTH SCRANTON IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE IN NEPA!!!
Over 10 years ago

LOVE LIVING IN NORTH SCRANTON PA....MY WIFE AND I HAVE LIVED HERE FOR 12 YEARS AND HAVE MET SO MANY NICE PEOPLE. BEING FROM NY DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN WE MOVED  More

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Liz · Scranton, PA
SCRANTON LIVING IS AWESOME
Over 11 years ago

I HAVE LIVED IN NORTH SCRANTON FOR 10YRS, I REALLY ENJOY LIFE HERE. THERE IS SO MUCH TO OFFER, SUPER LOW COST OF LIVING, HOUSING IS CHEAP TO BUY FOR A NICE HOME. WE HAVE  More

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Reviews for New Orleans    87 Reviews
Laurel · New Orleans, LA
NOLA review
Over 2 years ago

I have lived in NOLA for 6 years. Like all cities, you must take the good with the bad. It is more expensive than what you read about on the internet. The drivers are  More

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LISA · River Ridge, LA
Unhappy here
Over 3 years ago

I've lived here for going on 3 years. The person who lives with me wanted us to move here. It got old for me very soon after we moved here. Neither of us like it.   More

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Wanda · Metairie, LA
Like a Sartre play with crawfish
Over 3 years ago

Lived here 20 years, transplant from a dank Midwestern metropolis. For the first 15 years I was pretty much one of those rabid people foaming at the mouth whenever  More

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