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Carmel, IN vs Lake Bluff, IL

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- The median age of a home in Carmel is 92.0% younger than the median age of a home in Lake Bluff.
 Carmel, INLake Bluff, ILUnited States
 Median Home Age25  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$680,100$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months18.3%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock31.8%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.93.9%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$28.8$11.0
 Homes Owned70.9%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock4.2%11.2%
 Homes Rented23.3%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Carmel, INLake Bluff, ILUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,190$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,060  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,520$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,460  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,220$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,290  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Carmel, INLake Bluff, ILUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock0.9%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.1%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.8%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock2.5%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.3%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Carmel, INLake Bluff, ILUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.9%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.3%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.0%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.3%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.0%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9992.4%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock0.2%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99920.9%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock8.1%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99919.7%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock33.0%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9995.4%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock9.4%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.4%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock3.2%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Carmel, INLake Bluff, ILUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.5%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock3.6%13.6%
 2000 to 200921.1%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock14.9%13.6%
 1980 to 198912.4%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock8.1%14.8%
 1960 to 196922.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock15.2%10.0%
 1940 to 19491.1%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock11.6%12.2%
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Reviews for Carmel    26 Reviews
Roxane · Medora, IN
Midwest upper middle class town
Over 6 years ago

I moved to Carmel from France and I lived there for 20 years. I moved to Indianapolis recently (I miss Carmel). I liked Carmel because it is clean, safe, pretty, it has  More

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Randal · Verona, WI
Prosperous EdgeCity Suburb Filled with Roundabouts
Over 7 years ago

This place has just about every corporate chain hotel imaginable. I come for business, and it is a nice place to do business. Carmel seems to sucking the corporate  More

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H · Indianapolis, IN
Carmel is the best
Over 10 years ago

Carmel is hands down the best place to live in  More

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Reviews for Lake Bluff    2 Reviews
thomas · Lake Bluff, IL
Quality of life
Over 11 years ago

Overall, Lake Bluff is an excellent village to raise a family. The schools are competitive and crime is non existent. The town is more like a resort with natural beauty  More

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Julia · Lake Bluff, IL
Underrated
Over 16 years ago

I've grown up in Lake Bluff and still currently reside there after twenty three years. After years of education in the school district, I've come to realize its very  More

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