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Ballwin, MO vs Urbandale, IA

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- The median age of a home in Ballwin is 34.8% older than the median age of a home in Urbandale.
 Ballwin, MOUrbandale, IAUnited States
 Median Home Age463042
 Median Home Cost$345,600$297,500$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months15.0%13.1%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.48.2%42.8%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.70.0%72.3%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$12.8$18.4$11.0
 Homes Owned81.4%74.6%57.4%
 Housing Vacant3.9%3.8%11.2%
 Homes Rented14.7%21.5%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Ballwin, MOUrbandale, IAUnited States
 Average Rent$1,690$1,640$1,840
 Studio Apartment$990$890$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,050$1,010$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,320$1,220$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,710$1,660$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,000$1,700$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Ballwin, MOUrbandale, IAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent0.3%2.1%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%0.2%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale0.5%0.0%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.2%0.0%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation0.4%0.5%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.5%0.9%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Ballwin, MOUrbandale, IAUnited States
 Less Than $20,0000.6%0.4%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.5%0.5%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9990.8%0.4%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.4%1.6%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9990.6%1.1%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9993.1%7.5%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,99910.8%15.7%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99934.9%38.2%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,99931.6%18.1%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99913.8%8.7%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,9991.3%6.0%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9991.4%0.9%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9990.1%0.1%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%0.0%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.0%0.9%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Ballwin, MOUrbandale, IAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%0.5%0.2%
 2010 to 20145.1%22.5%13.6%
 2000 to 20095.1%22.5%13.6%
 1990 to 199915.0%16.6%13.6%
 1980 to 198916.5%12.2%13.2%
 1970 to 197926.2%18.7%14.8%
 1960 to 196915.0%16.6%13.6%
 1950 to 19598.2%5.1%10.0%
 1940 to 19491.3%1.3%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier0.3%2.0%12.2%
Reviews for Ballwin    8 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

August gets to 113 degrees with 98 % humidity. When you get out of the shower, you are wet from sweat! My chest whistles trying to get air. There is a January thaw which  More

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I am originally from the city of St. Louis. For the past twenty years, I have resided in west St. Louis county. I live in an established subdivision where the  More

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Over 11 years ago

Summers can be very nice at times, does not usually last for long. Our spring turns hot as summer rolls in and we can have long a stretch of above 90 to peaks of  More

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Reviews for Urbandale    1 Reviews

I have lived in Urbandale for 10 years and I love it here. Urbandale is a great suburb to the capital city Des Moines. We are on the city border to Des Moines, Waukee,  More

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