2024 Compare Cities Housing:
Alabaster, AL vs Chapel Hill, NC

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- The median age of a home in Alabaster is 22.2% younger than the median age of a home in Chapel Hill.
 Alabaster, ALChapel Hill, NCUnited States
 Median Home Age273342
 Median Home Cost$261,500$550,100$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months19.4%25.0%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.58.2%72.2%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.76.4%108.5%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$4.9$11.1$11.0
 Homes Owned82.2%44.3%57.4%
 Housing Vacant4.4%10.1%11.2%
 Homes Rented13.4%45.6%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Alabaster, ALChapel Hill, NCUnited States
 Average Rent$1,580$1,730$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,000$1,190$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,090$1,190$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,240$1,390$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,600$1,760$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,740$2,140$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Alabaster, ALChapel Hill, NCUnited States
 Vacant For Rent1.3%2.5%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.4%1.6%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale1.4%0.8%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%0.0%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation0.0%0.9%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.4%4.3%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Alabaster, ALChapel Hill, NCUnited States
 Less Than $20,0002.3%0.7%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.2%0.1%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9991.8%0.4%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.2%0.3%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9992.5%0.4%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99916.8%2.8%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,99930.3%5.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99932.3%14.6%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,9998.7%16.8%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9991.7%16.7%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,9991.3%27.0%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.8%9.2%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9990.0%4.8%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%0.7%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.2%0.7%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Alabaster, ALChapel Hill, NCUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.1%0.4%0.2%
 2010 to 201421.6%18.2%13.6%
 2000 to 200921.6%18.2%13.6%
 1990 to 199932.4%18.3%13.6%
 1980 to 198915.5%14.6%13.2%
 1970 to 197914.4%15.1%14.8%
 1960 to 196932.4%18.3%13.6%
 1950 to 19592.6%7.5%10.0%
 1940 to 19490.5%2.6%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier0.7%3.1%12.2%
Reviews for Alabaster    3 Reviews

Alabaster Alabama ... affordable, adaptable and  More

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Over 14 years ago

This is the sequel to "Escape from New York" staring Kirk Russell, but called "Escape from Birmingham" staring the dopes of Alabama. The people in this area Hoover,  More

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Alabster is becoming one of the fastest growing cities in the state of Alabama. With the addition of the Colonial Promenadeand White Stone Shopping Centers the economy  More

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Reviews for Chapel Hill    16 Reviews

Between my wife and I, we've lived in Raleigh, Cary, Durham, and Chapel Hill, and it's Chapel Hill we prefer. Franklin Street is always lively with an eclectic mix of  More

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I am not sure if Bert has actually been to the Triangle, but for starters, Durham, as Chapel Hill residents know and envy, is and has been for 5 yrs now a vibrant  More

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someone told me they live in the hills/mountains right near chapel hill, and the summers are much cooler there, while the town itself is easily accessible. is this  More

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