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South Padre Island, TX vs New Orleans, LA

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- The median age of a home in South Padre Island is 75.0% younger than the median age of a home in New Orleans.
 South Padre Island, TXNew Orleans, LAUnited States
 Median Home Age36  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$256,000$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months23.4%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock33.6%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.75.5%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$7.6$11.0
 Homes Owned12.0%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock19.0%11.2%
 Homes Rented6.1%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 South Padre Island, TXNew Orleans, LAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,590$1,840
 Studio Apartment$920  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,060$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,310  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,620$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,910  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 South Padre Island, TXNew Orleans, LAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.9%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.4%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.8%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock4.7%3.6%
 Vacant Other0.1%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 South Padre Island, TXNew Orleans, LAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.6%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.0%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock1.3%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock4.2%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9993.1%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock17.1%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99915.4%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock13.4%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99918.9%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock11.4%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9998.9%  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
 South Padre Island, TXNew Orleans, LAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock6.9%13.6%
 2000 to 200915.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock3.3%13.6%
 1980 to 198950.0%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock13.9%14.8%
 1960 to 19694.3%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock12.1%10.0%
 1940 to 19490.0%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock33.4%12.2%
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Reviews for South Padre Island    2 Reviews
jim · South Padre Island, TX
hot and humid summers
Over 14 years ago

Winter is very mild and wonderful. Lots of wind year round. Summers are hot in the low 90's but  More

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Miles · Fort Collins, CO
Crime
Over 17 years ago

is th crime as bad as i hear thatit  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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