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South Lake Tahoe, CA vs Aspen, CO

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- The median age of a home in South Lake Tahoe is 28.0% older than the median age of a home in Aspen.
 South Lake Tahoe, CAAspen, COUnited States
 Median Home Age50  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$2,994,800$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months8.6%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock63.7%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.128.2%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$4.7$11.0
 Homes Owned24.5%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock44.2%11.2%
 Homes Rented30.9%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 South Lake Tahoe, CAAspen, COUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$6,990$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,080  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$4,850$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,490  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$7,090$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,470  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 South Lake Tahoe, CAAspen, COUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock4.2%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.1%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Vacant Sold1.1%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock34.9%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.2%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 South Lake Tahoe, CAAspen, COUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.9%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.5%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.0%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9993.8%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.9%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.8%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock4.2%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9998.1%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock14.9%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99922.9%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock2.6%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9998.1%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock5.6%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9995.2%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock36.7%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 South Lake Tahoe, CAAspen, COUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock22.1%13.6%
 2000 to 20093.7%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock14.2%13.6%
 1980 to 198910.8%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock20.9%14.8%
 1960 to 19697.4%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock0.9%10.0%
 1940 to 19494.3%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock4.2%12.2%
Reviews for South Lake Tahoe    10 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Pretty boring town. Very run down and seedy too. Lake is nothing special either. I much prefer the Pacific coast or even the Atlantic coast or great  More

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Seriously I don't get what the big deal about this dump is everything is grossly overpriced scenery is boring and not at all interesting very boring nothing to do very  More

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Over 5 years ago

Beautiful place to live. This site has most of the details wrong, has somehow lumped it together with Sacramento. Elevation is 6250 feet at the lake. Weather is cold in  More

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Reviews for Aspen    6 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I've been living in valley for 6 years. I've moved here from right before crisis. It's good place to make money for young people, yeah..it still is. Though when I  More

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Over 12 years ago

beautiful cold and dry weather. Colorful  More

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In Winter the grocery store closest to the ski lifts is so packed full of people it is really difficult to move through the store, especially if you have a cart. It  More

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