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Ashland, VA vs State College, PA

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- The median age of a home in Ashland is 20.0% younger than the median age of a home in State College.
 Ashland, VAState College, PAUnited States
 Median Home Age40  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$355,500$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months13.8%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock34.1%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.64.6%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$11.9$11.0
 Homes Owned45.9%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock13.7%11.2%
 Homes Rented42.9%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Ashland, VAState College, PAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,670$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,100  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,200$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,270  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,690$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,990  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Ashland, VAState College, PAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock4.8%1.9%
 Vacant Rented1.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock1.4%3.6%
 Vacant Other3.5%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Ashland, VAState College, PAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock2.8%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,99915.0%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.9%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.2%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9991.2%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock8.8%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99933.5%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock22.0%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9992.8%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock17.9%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.6%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.6%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
 Ashland, VAState College, PAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock3.5%13.6%
 2000 to 200911.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock12.6%13.6%
 1980 to 198922.4%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock21.7%14.8%
 1960 to 196910.2%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock10.4%10.0%
 1940 to 19497.4%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock12.7%12.2%
Reviews for Ashland    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Ashland Is by far the best place to live without Living In the city of richmond yes the housing is more but its safer and has THE BEST SCHOOL IN VA. My brother loves his  More

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Where to begin: With a kid in college in this town I have access to all the good and bad opinions. Have you ever heard of Homemades By Suzanne? Great Deli for eat in  More

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Ashland is built around an excellent small liberal arts college, Randolph-Macon College. The school enjoys a great reputation with both Richmond and D.C. offering  More

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Reviews for State College    27 Reviews

I relocated to State College about 30 years ago. We hadn’t planned to stay this long, but life here is “easy”. Outdoor activities are ample. There are many beautiful  More

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State College is a small "safe" town, you will always see friends, coworkers, physicians, mechanics, supervisors...at the doctor's office, in the store, near your home,  More

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Over 15 years ago

I lived in State College, PA all my life untill 2006 when we finally moved south where it was warmer. State College itself is a fun place to be when it comes to football  More

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