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West Palm Beach, FL vs Austin, TX

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- The median age of a home in West Palm Beach is 11.4% older than the median age of a home in Austin.
 West Palm Beach, FLAustin, TXUnited States
 Median Home Age35  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$577,400$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months27.8%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock85.7%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.200.8%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$17.4$11.0
 Homes Owned40.5%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock6.7%11.2%
 Homes Rented41.9%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 West Palm Beach, FLAustin, TXUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,180$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,210  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,470$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,800  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,210$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,940  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 West Palm Beach, FLAustin, TXUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.7%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.5%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.4%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.9%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock1.1%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.8%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 West Palm Beach, FLAustin, TXUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.2%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.6%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.5%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9991.1%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.5%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99911.6%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock5.8%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99926.6%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock21.5%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9998.4%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock18.2%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9993.1%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock3.7%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.9%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock1.2%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 West Palm Beach, FLAustin, TXUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock17.1%13.6%
 2000 to 200923.7%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock14.7%13.6%
 1980 to 198916.0%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock15.0%14.8%
 1960 to 196912.5%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock4.5%10.0%
 1940 to 19493.8%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock2.6%12.2%
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Reviews for West Palm Beach    51 Reviews
Richard · Royal Palm Beach, FL
Palm Beach county living
Over 8 years ago

Palm Beach county is getting over crowded at least from point of view. High property taxes and home owners insurance (due to hurricanes) traffic is getting worse.   More

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Octavio · West Palm Beach, FL
I love it here!
Over 9 years ago

I couldn't think of a better place to live. There are so many things to do around town. Traffic in not bad, for the most part. There's a good mix of cultural diversity.  More

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dan · West Palm Beach, FL
Pros and cons
Over 9 years ago

Why is Cultural diversity considered a pro for West Palm  More

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews
Navin · Madison, TN
Good city
Over 1 years ago

Good place to visit.  More

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Sarah · Tucker, GA
Austin is beautiful but it will cost you
Over 1 years ago

Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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Jimmy · Austin, TX
Hot take: Austin is a top tier city
Over 2 years ago

The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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