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Bennington, VT vs Houghton Lake, MI

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- The median age of a home in Bennington is 25.4% older than the median age of a home in Houghton Lake.
 Bennington, VTHoughton Lake, MIUnited States
 Median Home Age63  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$164,500$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months19.1%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock57.6%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.63.5%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$11.2$11.0
 Homes Owned53.2%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock39.5%11.2%
 Homes Rented35.3%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Bennington, VTHoughton Lake, MIUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,060$1,840
 Studio Apartment$850  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$610$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,120  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,080$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,570  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Bennington, VTHoughton Lake, MIUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock0.0%1.9%
 Vacant Rented1.1%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock2.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock33.3%3.6%
 Vacant Other4.1%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Bennington, VTHoughton Lake, MIUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock4.4%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.2%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock7.3%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock16.4%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99924.4%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock9.7%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99922.0%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock3.4%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9993.3%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock0.0%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.1%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock1.0%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
 Bennington, VTHoughton Lake, MIUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock5.7%13.6%
 2000 to 20094.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock14.2%13.6%
 1980 to 19899.1%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock24.3%14.8%
 1960 to 19696.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock11.1%10.0%
 1940 to 19495.0%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock4.8%12.2%
Reviews for Bennington    2 Reviews

Bennington is a great place for scenery. However, the cops are a huge part of the drug network. They protect the drug dealers and criminals instead of regular  More

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Bennington Vermont is absolutely gorgeous on its outskirts, old Bennington is absolutely beautiful with lots of historical sites as well as North Bennington not being  More

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Reviews for Houghton Lake    3 Reviews

This is a rural resort area. You must be able to embrace the rural lifestyle. There's no real shopping opportunities other than Walmart, Kmart, Peebles, Dunhams, Tractor  More

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Over 17 years ago

The quality of life here for most depends on how you look at it. If your looking for a medium to high paying job there realy are none, and there's hardly any jobs that  More

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The climate here is...well..cold... seems like most of the time and one does get cabin fever when March rolls around, if not sooner. Can't wait for summer! If you love  More

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