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Austell, GA vs Kennesaw, GA

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- The median age of a home in Austell is 16.7% older than the median age of a home in Kennesaw.
 Austell, GAKennesaw, GAUnited States
 Median Home Age30  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$365,500$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months25.8%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock87.8%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.175.0%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$7.3$11.0
 Homes Owned56.1%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock5.8%11.2%
 Homes Rented37.4%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Austell, GAKennesaw, GAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,090$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,290  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,540$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,490  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,120$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,220  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Austell, GAKennesaw, GAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.0%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.6%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Vacant Sold2.3%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.9%3.6%
 Vacant Other3.1%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Austell, GAKennesaw, GAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.2%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9992.1%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock1.1%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9994.8%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.8%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99924.0%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock24.8%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99924.5%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock16.1%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9990.0%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock1.8%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.2%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Austell, GAKennesaw, GAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock24.9%13.6%
 2000 to 200930.5%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock37.9%13.6%
 1980 to 19896.0%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock5.5%14.8%
 1960 to 196915.5%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock0.7%10.0%
 1940 to 19491.5%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock0.6%12.2%
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Reviews for Austell    4 Reviews
Red  · Austell, GA
Austell is great
Over 16 years ago

Austell is a nice quiet place to raise a family is you are family minded. It is a city that is in a very convenient crossroads. South is Douglasville, North is Kennesaw,  More

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Kendra · Austell, GA
Metro Atlanta
Over 18 years ago

The quality of life in the Metro Atlanta area has really declined due to the increase in traffic and drive time. The lack of a good transit system has really hurt the  More

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Darrell · Austell, GA
Nice little town
Over 18 years ago

Austell is a nice little city about 20 minutes west of Atlanta. In Austell you are close enough to be able to commute to Atlanta without feeling like you live in  More

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Reviews for Kennesaw    9 Reviews
Lynn · Kennesaw, GA
It’s awful!
Over 6 years ago

Lived here for 15 years. Lived in Colorado and Missouri also and spent a lot of time in Southern California. I can tell you this place is terrible! Summers are long,  More

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Chelsea · Westminster, MD
No comparison
Over 7 years ago

Warm autumn and always something to do no matter what  More

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Cara · Kennesaw, GA
Kennesaw is a good place to raise kids.
Over 14 years ago

Kennesaw - Here's a bit of our background to help in your assessment. We moved to GA from southern CA. I've lived in Kennesaw for 8yrs. We are a multicultural family  More

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