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Tucumcari, NM vs Elko, NV

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- The median age of a home in Tucumcari is 42.9% older than the median age of a home in Elko.
 Tucumcari, NMElko, NVUnited States
 Median Home Age63  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$301,300$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months12.5%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock69.5%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.56.6%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$5.8$11.0
 Homes Owned44.7%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock10.4%11.2%
 Homes Rented29.8%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Tucumcari, NMElko, NVUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,710$1,840
 Studio Apartment$510  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$980$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$700  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,730$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,180  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Tucumcari, NMElko, NVUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock4.4%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.9%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.1%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock2.0%3.6%
 Vacant Other8.2%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Tucumcari, NMElko, NVUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock10.6%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,99918.6%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock1.4%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,99913.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.2%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99914.3%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock13.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9993.3%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock12.2%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9990.0%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock3.2%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  Unlock0.9%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Tucumcari, NMElko, NVUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock8.1%13.6%
 2000 to 20092.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock16.1%13.6%
 1980 to 19896.2%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock14.3%14.8%
 1960 to 19693.4%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock4.5%10.0%
 1940 to 194912.0%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock9.0%12.2%
Reviews for Tucumcari    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Never ever move  More

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Over 5 years ago

Do NOT move here unless you grew up here. It is far too harsh for out of town folk. Keep your eye on your tech at all times. Do NOT even blink, got  More

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Over 8 years ago

Leave that race behind; there's no winning in rush hour anxiety. Leave on a jet plane, arrive to solitude. Five exits off the *mother road* interstate highway 40 where  More

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Reviews for Elko    4 Reviews

Elko is like all small Nevada towns - limited in many things and the only change as far as the eye can see are over priced housing starts, drugs and crime. I really like  More

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Over 17 years ago

Spent my teen years in Elko & my parents still live there. It is extremely isolated. Life revolves around the mining industry. The old ranching families that live  More

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Over 18 years ago

Elko has an economy that is fairly typical of mining areas, that is, boom and bust. I've lived here for about 16 or so years. It's boomed tremendously twice and busted  More

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