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Brownsburg, IN vs Carbondale, IL

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- The median age of a home in Brownsburg is 95.5% younger than the median age of a home in Carbondale.
 Brownsburg, INCarbondale, ILUnited States
 Median Home Age22  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$116,200$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months17.9%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock35.0%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.95.7%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$20.0$11.0
 Homes Owned70.0%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock20.1%11.2%
 Homes Rented24.8%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Brownsburg, INCarbondale, ILUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,170$1,840
 Studio Apartment$940  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$700$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,300  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,190$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,030  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Brownsburg, INCarbondale, ILUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock8.6%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.6%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock1.0%3.6%
 Vacant Other4.4%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Brownsburg, INCarbondale, ILUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock6.0%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.4%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock2.8%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock14.9%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99916.7%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock14.9%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99937.8%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock1.1%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9999.0%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock2.0%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.3%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
 Brownsburg, INCarbondale, ILUnited States
 2015 and Newer1.4%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock13.7%13.6%
 2000 to 200929.6%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock13.9%13.6%
 1980 to 19895.4%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock18.3%14.8%
 1960 to 196924.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock9.5%10.0%
 1940 to 19491.4%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock7.0%12.2%
Reviews for Brownsburg    4 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Great place to raise a  More

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Brownsburg is a suburb on the west side of Indianapolis, IN. It is a quiet burb with a strong school system and strong community. The schools are ranked near the top  More

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Over 17 years ago

I've lived in central Indiana for all my life. It is a great place to grow up. Indianapolis is a well diversed city and has loads of things to do. Brownsburg is a  More

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Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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Over 17 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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