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West Palm Beach, FL vs Leland, NC

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- The median age of a home in West Palm Beach is 57.1% older than the median age of a home in Leland.
 West Palm Beach, FLLeland, NCUnited States
 Median Home Age35  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$362,200$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months27.8%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock79.4%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.200.8%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$6.2$11.0
 Homes Owned40.5%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock7.9%11.2%
 Homes Rented41.9%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 West Palm Beach, FLLeland, NCUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,480$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,210  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$940$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,800  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,500$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,940  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 West Palm Beach, FLLeland, NCUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock0.5%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.5%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.9%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.9%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock3.2%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.8%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 West Palm Beach, FLLeland, NCUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.0%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.6%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock1.8%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9991.1%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock2.0%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99911.6%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock21.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99926.6%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock25.3%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9998.4%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock7.3%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9993.1%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.9%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 West Palm Beach, FLLeland, NCUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock53.2%13.6%
 2000 to 200923.7%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock5.6%13.6%
 1980 to 198916.0%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock3.1%14.8%
 1960 to 196912.5%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock0.6%10.0%
 1940 to 19493.8%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock0.1%12.2%
Reviews for West Palm Beach    51 Reviews

Over 9 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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Over 10 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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Over 10 years ago

Why is Cultural diversity considered a pro for West Palm  More

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Reviews for Leland    4 Reviews

J · Apex, NC
Over 4 years ago

Possibly a 5 Star Place to live. No concerns about crime in Leland. The only reason I would not give 5 stars would be: town is still developing--so not everything is  More

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Over 12 years ago

Having grown older, I find myself increasingly intolerant of cold weather, but the type of winter weather here mimics that of my home state, Texas, and I hated it  More

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Over 18 years ago

We've been in Leland for almost 2 months now. We really like it here. We transplanted from Brevard County Florida, and we used to commute for everything at least 30  More

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