2025 Compare Cities Housing:
Los Angeles, CA vs New York, NY

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- The median age of a home in Los Angeles is 22.4% younger than the median age of a home in New York.
 Los Angeles, CANew York, NYUnited States
 Median Home Age58  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$677,200$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months14.8%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock30.6%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.142.1%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$8.6$11.0
 Homes Owned34.0%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock9.5%11.2%
 Homes Rented58.1%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Los Angeles, CANew York, NYUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$3,210$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,640  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,300$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,370  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$3,260$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,390  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Los Angeles, CANew York, NYUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.3%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.6%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.6%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.3%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock2.1%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.9%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Los Angeles, CANew York, NYUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.7%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.2%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.7%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.4%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.4%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.7%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock2.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9992.4%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock8.2%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99911.3%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock27.5%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,99917.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock11.1%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9995.8%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock7.7%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Los Angeles, CANew York, NYUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock5.4%13.6%
 2000 to 20095.5%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock3.8%13.6%
 1980 to 198910.6%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock7.0%14.8%
 1960 to 19696.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock12.9%10.0%
 1940 to 19499.3%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock39.9%12.2%
Reviews for Los Angeles    242 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

If I could give this place negative five stars, I would. Most of the people here are a giant waste of time. They are liars, manipulators, psychopaths, and sociopaths.  More

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Timothy · 

Even with the high costs of living and the sooty air, I feel there is no other place in USA that has access to oceans and beaches, cultural and recreational  More

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Over 4 years ago

Ahhh where to begin? Long summary so bare with me. Born and raised in this ****hole, after 25 years finally getting close to be able to move state as I dreamed, as I've  More

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Reviews for New York    330 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 4 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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