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South Lake Tahoe, CA vs Bigfork, MT

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- The median age of a home in South Lake Tahoe is 42.0% older than the median age of a home in Bigfork.
 South Lake Tahoe, CABigfork, MTUnited States
 Median Home Age50  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$742,800$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months8.6%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock95.7%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.128.2%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$5.8$11.0
 Homes Owned24.5%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock31.2%11.2%
 Homes Rented30.9%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 South Lake Tahoe, CABigfork, MTUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,220$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,080  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,200$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,490  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,250$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,470  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 South Lake Tahoe, CABigfork, MTUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.9%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.1%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.1%0.7%
 Vacant Sold1.1%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock26.0%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.2%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 South Lake Tahoe, CABigfork, MTUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.7%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.5%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.4%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9993.8%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock1.4%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.8%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock3.4%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9998.1%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock16.9%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99922.9%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock25.9%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9998.1%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock4.8%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9995.2%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock2.2%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 South Lake Tahoe, CABigfork, MTUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock26.8%13.6%
 2000 to 20093.7%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock16.2%13.6%
 1980 to 198910.8%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock14.0%14.8%
 1960 to 19697.4%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock2.2%10.0%
 1940 to 19494.3%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock5.4%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 Bigfork    5 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Artist village drawing pre-retirement and retirement individuals to the valley surrounded by the Swan Mountain Range. Provides boating on the largest fresh water lake  More

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With the 2008 statistics in from our MLS, now is a good time for a recap of 2008. Though we are not suffering the identical market conditions of the large  More

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With the 2008 statistics in from our MLS, now is a good time for a recap of 2008. Though we are not suffering the identical market conditions of the large  More

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