2024 Compare Cities Housing:
Bemidji, MN vs Rochester, MN

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- The median age of a home in Bemidji is 22.2% older than the median age of a home in Rochester.
 Bemidji, MNRochester, MNUnited States
 Median Home Age453542
 Median Home Cost$180,500$291,900$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months19.7%11.4%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.58.3%46.1%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.68.4%78.4%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$12.4$11.5$11.0
 Homes Owned36.4%62.2%57.4%
 Housing Vacant7.3%5.6%11.2%
 Homes Rented56.3%32.2%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Bemidji, MNRochester, MNUnited States
 Average Rent$1,190$1,730$1,840
 Studio Apartment$660$850$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$760$990$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$990$1,240$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,210$1,760$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,440$2,100$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Bemidji, MNRochester, MNUnited States
 Vacant For Rent3.2%2.1%1.9%
 Vacant Rented1.2%0.6%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale0.0%0.4%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%0.3%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation1.4%0.7%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.5%1.6%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Bemidji, MNRochester, MNUnited States
 Less Than $20,0007.1%1.9%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9992.4%1.2%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9992.2%0.4%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9993.8%0.9%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9999.4%1.4%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99925.4%9.7%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,99921.8%21.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99915.4%30.8%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,9998.2%16.9%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9990.8%8.6%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,9991.2%5.7%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9991.1%1.1%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9990.0%0.3%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9991.2%0.2%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.0%0.1%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Bemidji, MNRochester, MNUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%0.4%0.2%
 2010 to 201414.4%18.0%13.6%
 2000 to 200914.4%18.0%13.6%
 1990 to 19999.3%14.4%13.6%
 1980 to 19899.6%12.0%13.2%
 1970 to 197914.0%12.5%14.8%
 1960 to 19699.3%14.4%13.6%
 1950 to 19596.6%8.8%10.0%
 1940 to 19499.9%3.4%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier12.8%8.1%12.2%
Reviews for Bemidji    4 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Cons. Winter is long, very cold. Not a lot to do (unless you are very into the outdoors) Health care is TERRIBLE. Decent job opportunities are very low. Not the safest  More

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Bemidji, Minn., is home to Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox, USA curling teams and more art and theater than you'd think possible in a city of 13,000-plus. Downtown  More

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Over 16 years ago

Winters here can be very cold and you can generally look for a good amount of snow for winter  More

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Reviews for Rochester    31 Reviews

Roch (and Minnesota) is a great place IF you live off the govt dole; subsidize undesirable things (through generous welfare benefits, lax law enforcement and sentences,  More

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Rochester is very vanilla. As a progressive, this place is not good. The area leans conservative and you'll see Trump signs everywhere... so that tells you the type of  More

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Over 4 years ago

I moved here over 20 years ago from California and I was in shock for the first couple of years that people actually lived in such a cold climate! Winter starts around  More

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