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Truth or Consequences, NM vs Mena, AR

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- The median age of a home in Truth or Consequences is 6.3% younger than the median age of a home in Mena.
 Truth or Consequences, NMMena, ARUnited States
 Median Home Age48  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$154,700$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months12.5%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock52.8%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.56.6%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$5.4$11.0
 Homes Owned50.0%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock20.7%11.2%
 Homes Rented23.0%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Truth or Consequences, NMMena, ARUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$950$1,840
 Studio Apartment$530  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$600$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$790  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$960$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,340  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Truth or Consequences, NMMena, ARUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock5.0%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.8%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock1.7%3.6%
 Vacant Other12.1%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Truth or Consequences, NMMena, ARUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock11.3%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,99910.6%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock16.1%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,99916.6%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock13.8%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99914.1%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock11.7%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9998.0%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock1.9%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9990.0%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock3.4%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Truth or Consequences, NMMena, ARUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.7%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock9.3%13.6%
 2000 to 20092.2%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock15.5%13.6%
 1980 to 198915.2%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock10.3%14.8%
 1960 to 196915.6%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock10.5%10.0%
 1940 to 194911.1%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock12.6%12.2%
Reviews for Truth Or Consequences    3 Reviews

I've lived here 10 years and was recently thinking about adding to my small rental portfolio...then I saw an episode of Island Life and Hawaii Life and remembered how  More

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Occasional crime sprees (series of break-ins, robberies) interspersed with fairly long periods of quiet. I feel MUCH safe than I would living in Albuquerque and will go  More

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Over 12 years ago

numbers can be deceiving-the stats don't look bad here for a lot of categories....but I lived in T or c for 7 yrs...maybe the air is clean in regard to normal industrial  More

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Reviews for Mena    4 Reviews

No jobs, nothing to do for retirees, nothing to do for teens or children. If you are not connected to local families you will never be accepted. Before even considering  More

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I grew up in Mena, AR and left there when I joined the Marine Corps. I never used drugs, most of the guys were active in sports and there were NO TEENS pregnant at the  More

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I read with astonishment the only review of Mena Arkansas, and I must disaggree. I moved here in 2005 from crowded and congested Florida and have never regretted the  More

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