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Benton Harbor, MI vs Kalamazoo, MI

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- The median age of a home in Benton Harbor is 1.6% older than the median age of a home in Kalamazoo.
 Benton Harbor, MIKalamazoo, MIUnited States
 Median Home Age636242
 Median Home Cost$108,300$193,100$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months14.9%14.9%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.56.2%56.2%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.90.4%90.4%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$12.3$19.7$11.0
 Homes Owned30.4%39.4%57.4%
 Housing Vacant11.5%9.7%11.2%
 Homes Rented58.1%50.9%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Benton Harbor, MIKalamazoo, MIUnited States
 Average Rent$1,120$1,320$1,840
 Studio Apartment$670$710$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$680$830$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$890$1,020$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,140$1,340$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,270$1,460$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Benton Harbor, MIKalamazoo, MIUnited States
 Vacant For Rent0.4%2.5%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.7%1.8%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale0.9%0.0%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.3%0.3%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation2.5%0.5%3.6%
 Vacant Other6.8%4.5%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Benton Harbor, MIKalamazoo, MIUnited States
 Less Than $20,00010.2%2.6%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,99927.0%3.8%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,99911.3%7.7%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,99920.2%9.2%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9996.6%14.7%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9995.3%21.6%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,9993.8%18.6%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9997.6%12.4%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,9994.5%3.5%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9990.0%3.4%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,9993.5%1.9%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.1%0.2%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9990.0%0.1%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%0.0%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.0%0.2%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Benton Harbor, MIKalamazoo, MIUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%0.1%0.2%
 2010 to 20149.6%4.7%13.6%
 2000 to 20099.6%4.7%13.6%
 1990 to 19995.8%6.9%13.6%
 1980 to 19894.4%9.2%13.2%
 1970 to 197910.3%13.5%14.8%
 1960 to 19695.8%6.9%13.6%
 1950 to 195917.7%13.9%10.0%
 1940 to 19497.3%8.8%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier29.2%28.4%12.2%
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I have lived in Kalamazoo for over 17 years. Originally from Grand Rapids, and lived in the Zeeland / Holland are for quite a while. In comparison I absolutely hate  More

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I moved to Kalamazoo 20 years ago from Chicago. Coming from a large city, this is a nice change once you get use to the small things like lack of ethnic culture, any  More

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Over 8 years ago

Hi, My husband and I are considering relocating to the Kalamazoo area for his job and I'm just starting to do some research. We have elementary-aged children so good  More

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