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Alachua, FL vs Jacksonville, FL

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- The median age of a home in Alachua is 33.3% younger than the median age of a home in Jacksonville.
 Alachua, FLJacksonville, FLUnited States
 Median Home Age273642
 Median Home Cost$303,900$280,200$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months20.8%24.7%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.70.9%82.9%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.123.1%160.2%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$11.1$8.8$11.0
 Homes Owned66.6%51.1%57.4%
 Housing Vacant9.5%9.8%11.2%
 Homes Rented23.9%39.2%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Alachua, FLJacksonville, FLUnited States
 Average Rent$1,590$1,690$1,840
 Studio Apartment$910$980$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,000$1,130$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,210$1,330$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,610$1,720$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,630$2,170$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Alachua, FLJacksonville, FLUnited States
 Vacant For Rent3.7%2.5%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%0.6%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale2.2%0.9%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.5%0.6%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation0.2%0.9%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.9%4.2%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Alachua, FLJacksonville, FLUnited States
 Less Than $20,0000.0%2.4%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.0%2.4%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9991.0%3.0%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9994.1%4.1%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9993.4%5.1%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99910.9%13.9%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,99925.5%18.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99930.4%28.0%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,99912.2%12.0%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9995.1%4.8%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,9993.9%3.6%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.9%1.3%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9992.6%0.8%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%0.3%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.0%0.3%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Alachua, FLJacksonville, FLUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%0.6%0.2%
 2010 to 201429.6%18.1%13.6%
 2000 to 200929.6%18.1%13.6%
 1990 to 199920.5%14.7%13.6%
 1980 to 198918.4%15.6%13.2%
 1970 to 197911.4%12.4%14.8%
 1960 to 196920.5%14.7%13.6%
 1950 to 19591.0%10.8%10.0%
 1940 to 19490.3%4.5%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier1.2%5.0%12.2%
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Reviews for Jacksonville    174 Reviews

I moved from a small town in Ohio around four years ago, I was 24 years old. Now, at 28, my outlook about living here has changed. I have came to the conclusion, that,  More

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I’ve lived in Jacksonville for 12+ years(but visited on and off much longer). There’s things I love and things I hate and just like any place there are pros and cons.  More

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We have been investigating Jax for a while. It looks like the Southside, Baymeadows and the further East you get is great. Any thoughts on moving to those areas, pretty  More

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