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Traverse City, MI vs South Lake Tahoe, CA

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- The median age of a home in Traverse City is 20.6% older than the median age of a home in South Lake Tahoe.
 Traverse City, MISouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age63  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$657,600$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months19.8%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock54.3%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.122.2%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$6.2$11.0
 Homes Owned52.9%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock44.6%11.2%
 Homes Rented34.2%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Traverse City, MISouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,090$1,840
 Studio Apartment$760  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,190$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,100  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,120$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,480  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Traverse City, MISouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.9%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.4%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock37.9%3.6%
 Vacant Other3.4%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Traverse City, MISouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.4%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.1%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.4%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9991.6%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.6%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9997.4%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock1.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99930.7%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock22.2%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9999.3%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock20.4%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9993.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock3.9%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.4%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.8%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Traverse City, MISouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock3.7%13.6%
 2000 to 20097.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock7.4%13.6%
 1980 to 19895.5%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock29.4%14.8%
 1960 to 19696.2%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock15.1%10.0%
 1940 to 19495.3%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock1.5%12.2%
Reviews for Traverse City    28 Reviews

Beautiful, clean, surrounded by some of the most beautiful and unpolluted nature in the nation, interesting residents from all over the world, an open-minded liberal  More

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Teri · 

Sorry I moved here homes overpriced, local people are rude. Too many rambo type personalities, pickup trucks and illiteracy Fun for about a week. Restaurants are  More

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Left in '78. Should have left sooner. If you are a snob and think you're better than any one else then maybe you can get a job teaching here. Hated it as a kid and come  More

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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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