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Tega Cay, SC vs Portland, ME

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- The median age of a home in Tega Cay is 381.3% younger than the median age of a home in Portland.
 Tega Cay, SCPortland, MEUnited States
 Median Home Age16  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$451,100$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months23.3%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock74.4%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.115.8%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$14.4$11.0
 Homes Owned84.0%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock10.3%11.2%
 Homes Rented15.0%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Tega Cay, SCPortland, MEUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,400$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,330  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,490$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,540  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,430$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,520  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Tega Cay, SCPortland, MEUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.2%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.2%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock4.6%3.6%
 Vacant Other0.0%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Tega Cay, SCPortland, MEUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.1%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.0%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.3%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.4%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.5%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock6.3%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99922.7%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock23.3%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99925.3%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock12.8%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9992.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock1.6%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.7%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Tega Cay, SCPortland, MEUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock5.3%13.6%
 2000 to 200925.4%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock4.5%13.6%
 1980 to 19898.3%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock9.6%14.8%
 1960 to 196913.8%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock7.6%10.0%
 1940 to 19490.0%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock47.4%12.2%
Reviews for Tega Cay    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Love the casualness of Tega Cay. Lake Wylie is beautiful and not crowded and fishing is good. Good schools, nice people. Needs more restaurants,  More

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Tega Cay SC is one of the youngest small incorporated cities in South Carolina. Tega Cay is just minutes south of Charlotte located on a peninsula of Lake Wylie.   More

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My husband and I are considering a move from San Diego, CA to North or South Carolina later this year. It's time for us to cash out on our tiny little southern  More

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Reviews for Portland    35 Reviews

Used to be great before the pandemic. Now people from out of state have ruined it by paying New York prices for real estate site unseen. Why would you live in Maine when  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have never lived here but the lack of Jimmy John’s is depressing and makes me wish I was deceased.  More

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Reggie · 
Over 7 years ago

I found out I was allergic to corn on the cob here. I would give Portland twelve thumbs downs if I could. My friend told me there was a subway here and I thought he  More

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