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Anniston, AL vs Montgomery, AL

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- The median age of a home in Anniston is 21.8% older than the median age of a home in Montgomery.
 Anniston, ALMontgomery, ALUnited States
 Median Home Age55  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$126,700$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months17.7%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock44.6%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.60.3%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$4.0$11.0
 Homes Owned46.8%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock15.4%11.2%
 Homes Rented34.2%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Anniston, ALMontgomery, ALUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,270$1,840
 Studio Apartment$620  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$850$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$830  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,290$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,220  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Anniston, ALMontgomery, ALUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock4.0%1.9%
 Vacant Rented1.2%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.9%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.5%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.6%3.6%
 Vacant Other11.4%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Anniston, ALMontgomery, ALUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock3.2%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,99911.5%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock7.7%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9998.1%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock12.3%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99916.4%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock12.1%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99915.2%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock6.6%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9990.9%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock1.9%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.4%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.3%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.2%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Anniston, ALMontgomery, ALUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock10.4%13.6%
 2000 to 20093.4%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock16.0%13.6%
 1980 to 198912.7%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock19.8%14.8%
 1960 to 19697.4%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock11.4%10.0%
 1940 to 194914.3%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock6.9%12.2%
Reviews for Anniston    6 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Live within anniston city limits in my grandparents old house. Neighborhood has housing projects twoo blocks away. Primary residents are African American. Lot of  More

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Over 16 years ago

Anniston is your typical small, rural alabama town. Last I heard the city was around 20,000 or so; the whole of calhoun county around 100,000. Cost of living is low,  More

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Over 18 years ago

I've been in the area for a couple of years and overall the area is not that bad. The city of Oxford is growing and many new businesses have recently opened (Target,  More

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Reviews for Montgomery    31 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Overall, I rate Montgomery as a decent city--not great but not awful. Before moving here in 1984, I lived in Houston, Texas, Little Rock, Arkansas, Tallahassee, Florida,  More

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Over 6 years ago

This city is too  More

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Let's see, something, anything, nice to say about this place. Well, the property taxes are low, as is the cost of living, BUT...that's because it's a sh!thole town and  More

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