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Carrboro, NC vs Greenville, NC

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- The median age of a home in Carrboro is 20.0% older than the median age of a home in Greenville.
 Carrboro, NCGreenville, NCUnited States
 Median Home Age35  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$209,200$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months25.0%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock59.5%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.108.1%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$11.0$11.0
 Homes Owned38.8%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock13.0%11.2%
 Homes Rented53.5%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Carrboro, NCGreenville, NCUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,410$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,130  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$850$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,320  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,430$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,030  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Carrboro, NCGreenville, NCUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock3.0%1.9%
 Vacant Rented2.6%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.1%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.2%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock1.1%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.8%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Carrboro, NCGreenville, NCUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.2%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.4%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock2.3%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock8.9%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9994.3%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock21.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9999.2%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock8.7%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99923.1%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock3.0%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9992.4%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.4%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.5%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Carrboro, NCGreenville, NCUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock24.8%13.6%
 2000 to 200912.3%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock20.9%13.6%
 1980 to 198924.3%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock12.2%14.8%
 1960 to 196919.2%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock5.0%10.0%
 1940 to 19492.5%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock2.1%12.2%
Reviews for Carrboro    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Carrboro is basically a bedroom community, where people who work at or study at UNC over in Chapel Hill lay down for the night. All day they work at UNC only to pay the  More

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Carrboro has a strong civic life with a lot of local participation and visionary politics towards making a more sustainable and just community. The center of town has  More

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Over 16 years ago

climate is good, 4 seasons, winter is short with just a little  More

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Reviews for Greenville    27 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Greenville is congested, dirty, drug and bug infested. Poverty levels rising because the elite in the city pool their resources to keep the housing prices extremely high  More

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Love this place, it's changed so much over the past 5 to 10 years and is growing in such a great direction. I can't wait to see how it grows in the years to come. Cost  More

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Over 10 years ago

absolutely avoid this place. I was (also) tricked to work at ECU unless someone thinks I am dumb enough to willfully drive 953 miles away from a vested position for a  More

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