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Valparaiso, FL vs Jay, FL

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- The median age of a home in Valparaiso is 24.4% younger than the median age of a home in Jay.
 Valparaiso, FLJay, FLUnited States
 Median Home Age41  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$220,600$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months20.1%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock81.1%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.133.7%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$6.5$11.0
 Homes Owned50.9%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock19.9%11.2%
 Homes Rented33.4%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Valparaiso, FLJay, FLUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,500$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,130  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$940$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,410  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,520$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,390  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Valparaiso, FLJay, FLUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.6%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.0%3.6%
 Vacant Other10.4%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Valparaiso, FLJay, FLUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock17.1%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.0%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock3.4%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9994.5%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock2.6%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9997.5%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock0.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99927.7%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock0.0%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9994.5%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock5.1%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9991.9%  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
 Valparaiso, FLJay, FLUnited States
 2015 and Newer1.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock6.1%13.6%
 2000 to 20093.8%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock17.6%13.6%
 1980 to 198922.8%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock7.1%14.8%
 1960 to 196910.3%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock23.4%10.0%
 1940 to 19495.2%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock4.5%12.2%
Reviews for Valparaiso    1 Reviews

Quiet little town at the front gate of Eglin Air Force Base. Although the property values have gone through the roof in the last 10 years it is a wonderful place to  More

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Reviews for Jay    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

This particular place is where I call home. I've never seen a sign at our borders that said anything about staying out if you're dark skinned. I've never seen anyone  More

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Over 6 years ago

I grew up in Jay and lived there up until I was 19. Living there was absolute hell for so many reasons. The population is very small and 98% white people. Most of the  More

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I've lived here for six years now, since I was fifteen. The only school is small: I graduated in a class of somewhere around 50, I believe. The most interesting thing  More

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