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South Lake Tahoe, CA vs Minden, NV

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- The median age of a home in South Lake Tahoe is 44.0% older than the median age of a home in Minden.
 South Lake Tahoe, CAMinden, NVUnited States
 Median Home Age50  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$649,700$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months8.6%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock69.4%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.128.2%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$6.6$11.0
 Homes Owned24.5%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock9.3%11.2%
 Homes Rented30.9%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 South Lake Tahoe, CAMinden, NVUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,770$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,080  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,050$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,490  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,800$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,470  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 South Lake Tahoe, CAMinden, NVUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.0%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.1%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock2.3%0.7%
 Vacant Sold1.1%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock1.6%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.2%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 South Lake Tahoe, CAMinden, NVUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.0%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  Unlock0.0%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.8%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock2.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9998.1%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock36.3%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99922.9%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock27.0%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9998.1%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock2.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9995.2%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 South Lake Tahoe, CAMinden, NVUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock18.7%13.6%
 2000 to 20093.7%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock34.4%13.6%
 1980 to 198910.8%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock13.2%14.8%
 1960 to 19697.4%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock0.7%10.0%
 1940 to 19494.3%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock3.8%12.2%
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Reviews for South Lake Tahoe    10 Reviews
Anon · Sacramento, CA
Meh. Pretty boring
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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Jack · Chicago, IL
Overpriced overhyped overrated dump
Over 5 years ago

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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Peter · South Lake Tahoe, CA
Beautiful place
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 Minden    3 Reviews
Dennis · Johnson Lane, NV
Saint Minden, Nevada
Over 6 years ago

Moved here to escape traffic and stress UNBELIEVABLE VIEWS! Love the people and quality of  More

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Karen · Minden, NV
Northern Nevada
Over 17 years ago

We moved from Southern California (suburbs of LA) almost 3 years ago to get away from the bad traffic and too many people. We thought Northern Nevada was the perfect  More

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Erica · Minden, NV
great place to live but expensive
Over 19 years ago

The Carson Valley is a beautiful place to live. Lake Tahoe 20 min. away. Snow skiing 20 min. away. Summers are great mostly in the 90s. and dry. Mountains suround the  More

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