2024 Compare Cities Housing:
Ames, IA vs Clinton, IA

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- The median age of a home in Ames is 130.0% younger than the median age of a home in Clinton.
 Ames, IAClinton, IAUnited States
 Median Home Age306942
 Median Home Cost$239,100$111,500$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months11.4%12.8%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.35.0%37.6%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.63.1%54.0%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$15.8$19.7$11.0
 Homes Owned38.9%57.9%57.4%
 Housing Vacant8.3%15.3%11.2%
 Homes Rented52.8%26.8%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Ames, IAClinton, IAUnited States
 Average Rent$1,450$1,000$1,840
 Studio Apartment$840$590$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$910$620$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,030$820$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,470$1,010$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,750$1,100$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Ames, IAClinton, IAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent4.4%3.0%1.9%
 Vacant Rented1.5%1.0%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale0.1%1.4%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.6%0.5%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation0.5%0.8%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.3%8.7%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Ames, IAClinton, IAUnited States
 Less Than $20,0001.3%1.5%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9993.3%6.4%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9990.8%8.9%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.7%17.0%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9991.3%13.9%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99910.3%25.6%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,99922.2%13.2%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99937.7%8.7%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,99914.9%2.6%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9995.1%0.7%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,9991.1%0.9%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9991.3%0.1%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9990.0%0.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%0.0%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.0%0.4%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Ames, IAClinton, IAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.5%0.0%0.2%
 2010 to 201417.2%3.5%13.6%
 2000 to 200917.2%3.5%13.6%
 1990 to 199918.4%3.2%13.6%
 1980 to 19899.2%4.5%13.2%
 1970 to 197911.2%12.5%14.8%
 1960 to 196918.4%3.2%13.6%
 1950 to 19596.7%16.5%10.0%
 1940 to 19492.5%7.6%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier9.4%38.9%12.2%
Reviews for Ames    12 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Hello, I am in San Jose Ca, but am seriously thinking of moving somewhere much slower for a better quality of living. I've just turned 59, so I'm kinda preparing for  More

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Over 12 years ago

Like every other city Ames has both good and bad points. The good points are: low cost of living, very friendly people, lots of outdoor activities and quite a few events  More

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Ames enjoys a high quality of life at a very affordable cost, substantially lower than many other communities. The presence of Iowa State University, a large (28,000  More

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Reviews for Clinton    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

My family used to live here my dream home in  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have a love/hate relationship with Clinton. What I like most about Clinton is that it is a small town where you'll run into people you know everywhere you  More

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Over 15 years ago

the cost of liveing is nice and low because we all know eachother and we care about eachother and when i was just a youngin sean determan saved me from a burning  More

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