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South Lake Tahoe, CA vs Port Orchard, WA

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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 Port Orchard.
 South Lake Tahoe, CAPort Orchard, WAUnited States
 Median Home Age50  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$482,900$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months8.6%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock74.4%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.128.2%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$8.9$11.0
 Homes Owned24.5%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock4.5%11.2%
 Homes Rented30.9%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 South Lake Tahoe, CAPort Orchard, WAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,420$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,080  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,400$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,490  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,460$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,470  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 South Lake Tahoe, CAPort Orchard, WAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock0.8%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.1%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock1.1%0.7%
 Vacant Sold1.1%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.8%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.2%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 South Lake Tahoe, CAPort Orchard, WAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.4%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.5%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock1.5%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9993.8%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock1.0%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.8%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock1.3%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9998.1%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock31.0%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99922.9%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock14.0%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9998.1%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.0%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, CAPort Orchard, WAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock18.1%13.6%
 2000 to 20093.7%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock15.4%13.6%
 1980 to 198910.8%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock11.7%14.8%
 1960 to 19697.4%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock4.4%10.0%
 1940 to 19494.3%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock5.3%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 Port Orchard    8 Reviews
White · Port Orchard, WA
It's Okay
Over 6 years ago

A bit boring but still a cool antique  More

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Terri · Port Orchard, WA
Love living here
Over 6 years ago

We moved here from Phx, AZ. Big change. Hate being hot. I'm not hot, anymore. I haute snakes and scorpions. Don't have any poisonous snakes here, and no scorpions in  More

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melissa · Port Orchard, WA
Port Orchard
Over 12 years ago

High crime rate. High house prices. High cost of  More

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