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Alabaster, AL vs Cookeville, TN

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- The median age of a home in Alabaster is 25.9% younger than the median age of a home in Cookeville.
 Alabaster, ALCookeville, TNUnited States
 Median Home Age27  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$287,300$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months19.4%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock86.2%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.76.4%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$6.7$11.0
 Homes Owned82.2%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock8.7%11.2%
 Homes Rented13.4%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Alabaster, ALCookeville, TNUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,230$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,000  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$700$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,240  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,250$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,740  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Alabaster, ALCookeville, TNUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.4%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.4%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.6%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock1.0%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.4%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Alabaster, ALCookeville, TNUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.1%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.2%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock1.5%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.2%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock3.4%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99916.8%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock17.2%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99932.3%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock6.6%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9991.7%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock4.3%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.8%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock1.3%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Alabaster, ALCookeville, TNUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock13.3%13.6%
 2000 to 200921.6%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock16.7%13.6%
 1980 to 198915.5%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock17.1%14.8%
 1960 to 196932.4%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock6.9%10.0%
 1940 to 19490.5%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock3.0%12.2%
Reviews for Alabaster    3 Reviews

Alabaster Alabama ... affordable, adaptable and  More

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Over 15 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 Cookeville    12 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I lived in Cookeville for around 7 years non consecutively. Don’t expect to go on a walk here. Sidewalks are fairly abundant but they are not well maintained and there  More

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My wife and I both moved here to work for state government. Other people are right, the pay is awful, hovering around $28k for people with masters and doctorates. Rental  More

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Been here for 4-5 years now, crime is on the rise and pay is stagnant, don't look for much over 28k a year in gross income here. Lots of areas are getting metro  More

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