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Buckhannon, WV vs Powell, WY

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- The median age of a home in Buckhannon is 34.3% older than the median age of a home in Powell.
 Buckhannon, WVPowell, WYUnited States
 Median Home Age67  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$356,800$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months12.1%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock51.6%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.44.6%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$7.1$11.0
 Homes Owned52.0%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock5.9%11.2%
 Homes Rented36.9%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Buckhannon, WVPowell, WYUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,170$1,840
 Studio Apartment$600  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$680$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$770  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,190$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,180  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Buckhannon, WVPowell, WYUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock4.1%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock1.3%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.0%3.6%
 Vacant Other6.6%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Buckhannon, WVPowell, WYUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock5.6%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.9%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.8%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9997.5%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock1.2%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99935.2%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock21.5%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99918.5%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock9.6%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9990.0%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock1.9%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.0%  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
 Buckhannon, WVPowell, WYUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock9.6%13.6%
 2000 to 20091.7%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock13.6%13.6%
 1980 to 198911.3%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock19.7%14.8%
 1960 to 19692.4%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock8.2%10.0%
 1940 to 19497.2%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock12.0%12.2%
Reviews for Buckhannon    2 Reviews

Buckhannon is a descent little town that WV Wesleyan College is apart of. I went to college there and also was a resident there in town for a few years after graduating.  More

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Buckhannon has a small population of about 6,000 people, but in my time of growing up here I have seen, people stabbed at skate parks and public hangouts, any drug you  More

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Reviews for Powell    3 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Born in Powell Hospital in 1944 to a farm family. Older Sister Sharon (1939) was our Linchpin. Brother Tom (Earl Thompson,1943), set high standards for all of us, and  More

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I don't know what the "median" price for a home in Powell is but, $424,000 is way off ! It could be $154,000 but, just check the real estate web sites. The only place  More

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Do not come to Powell unless you have a lot of money as there are few jobs that pay any decent wages and housing prices are going through the roof. It seems the local  More

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