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Hastings, NE vs Ottumwa, IA

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- The median age of a home in Hastings is 17.2% younger than the median age of a home in Ottumwa.
 Hastings, NEOttumwa, IAUnited States
 Median Home Age586842
 Median Home Cost$159,800$97,700$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months15.2%15.1%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.46.9%42.9%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.80.6%63.9%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$18.1$20.0$11.0
 Homes Owned58.6%54.4%57.4%
 Housing Vacant8.2%11.0%11.2%
 Homes Rented33.2%34.5%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Hastings, NEOttumwa, IAUnited States
 Average Rent$1,110$970$1,840
 Studio Apartment$630$580$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$670$600$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$850$790$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,130$980$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,280$1,220$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Hastings, NEOttumwa, IAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent3.4%4.1%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.1%0.3%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale0.9%1.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.4%0.0%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation1.0%0.2%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.4%5.1%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Hastings, NEOttumwa, IAUnited States
 Less Than $20,0002.3%8.4%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9993.3%6.1%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9994.3%15.1%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9996.5%24.3%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,99913.8%10.0%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99925.7%17.7%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,99916.8%9.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99917.4%7.3%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,9994.2%0.7%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9993.1%1.1%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,9992.5%0.3%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.2%0.0%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%0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Hastings, NEOttumwa, IAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.1%0.0%0.2%
 2010 to 20145.9%3.5%13.6%
 2000 to 20095.9%3.5%13.6%
 1990 to 19999.1%5.9%13.6%
 1980 to 19897.5%5.5%13.2%
 1970 to 197914.5%12.3%14.8%
 1960 to 19699.1%5.9%13.6%
 1950 to 195912.8%18.8%10.0%
 1940 to 194912.1%10.5%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier21.1%33.4%12.2%
Reviews for Hastings    3 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

The City's population is not as big as it says I don't think I don't think it has grown very much at all since the seventies in fact I think it has gotten smaller  More

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Hastings is home to Hastings College, one of the nation's leading liberal arts colleges; the Hastings Museum of Natural and Cultural History and the Lied Super Screen  More

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Over 18 years ago

Hastings is where Kool-Aid was invented. This small city of 25,000 has several beautiful parks with lakes and streams. Hastings Lake is wonderful to take walk on wide  More

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Reviews for Ottumwa    5 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Ottumwa has a seemingly high rate of theft-related crimes as well as drug use which I'm sure correlates to the incidences of assault. For a community of 20-30,000, the  More

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Over 15 years ago

ottumwa, Iowa has no diverse culture. It is not very open especially when it comes to branching out to new ideas of others culture...The idea of culture here is the pro  More

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Over 16 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living and housing 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Very poor school system 3. Economically depressed 4.  More

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