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Alexandria, LA vs Decatur, IL

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- The median age of a home in Alexandria is 19.6% younger than the median age of a home in Decatur.
 Alexandria, LADecatur, ILUnited States
 Median Home Age51  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$83,400$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months8.6%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock29.0%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.36.9%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$23.1$11.0
 Homes Owned43.1%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock14.7%11.2%
 Homes Rented39.2%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Alexandria, LADecatur, ILUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,220$1,840
 Studio Apartment$620  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$730$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$920  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,240$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,330  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Alexandria, LADecatur, ILUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock3.9%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.1%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.9%0.7%
 Vacant Sold5.8%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.4%3.6%
 Vacant Other6.5%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Alexandria, LADecatur, ILUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock6.8%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9993.0%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock11.2%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9998.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock14.6%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99918.8%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock10.9%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99915.5%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock1.8%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9995.3%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock0.9%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.5%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.2%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.1%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.1%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Alexandria, LADecatur, ILUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock3.8%13.6%
 2000 to 20098.8%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock6.8%13.6%
 1980 to 198912.1%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock16.5%14.8%
 1960 to 19696.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock21.0%10.0%
 1940 to 194915.3%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock18.9%12.2%
Reviews for Alexandria    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I get migraines from rapid shifts of barometric pressure tornado and severe storms in Indiana we can go from 60 to 30 with snow in 24 hours. How does Alexandria compare  More

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Over 16 years ago

Lynette and Lynelle? I knew them when we were children and I'd love to talk with their Mom again. I only remember that they lived in Alexandria.  More

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Over 16 years ago

I live in a great city if you are seeking to raise children. Good schools with low crime  More

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Reviews for Decatur    14 Reviews

I was sent here by the company I worked for in the '90's and was not initially impressed with midwest living. However, over the years I got used to living in the "Pride  More

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I grew up in Decatur and I still have family there, but it depresses me to see what it has become. It has a high unemployment rate, many business have closed or are run  More

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Over 14 years ago

If you enjoy drinking & driving, Decatur's fifteen drive-thru liquor windows, three times the # of drive-thru's than the ten largest cities in Illinois, COMBINED, will  More

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