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Champaign, IL vs Plainfield, NJ

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- The median age of a home in Champaign is 92.1% younger than the median age of a home in Plainfield.
 Champaign, ILPlainfield, NJUnited States
 Median Home Age38  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$400,600$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months14.5%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock43.7%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.46.3%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$32.0$11.0
 Homes Owned38.5%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock5.7%11.2%
 Homes Rented48.9%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Champaign, ILPlainfield, NJUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,070$1,840
 Studio Apartment$990  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,380$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,180  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,100$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,580  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Champaign, ILPlainfield, NJUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.2%1.9%
 Vacant Rented2.5%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock1.3%0.7%
 Vacant Sold1.2%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.1%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.2%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Champaign, ILPlainfield, NJUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock2.1%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.2%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.6%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9994.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.9%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99924.6%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock9.3%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99919.9%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock23.4%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9995.1%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock9.1%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.4%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.6%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Champaign, ILPlainfield, NJUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock2.6%13.6%
 2000 to 200914.3%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock4.6%13.6%
 1980 to 198911.9%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock7.3%14.8%
 1960 to 196912.8%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock18.5%10.0%
 1940 to 19492.8%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock41.9%12.2%
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Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews
Katherine · Pagosa Springs, CO
High taxes
Over 6 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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ewew · Birmingham, AL
10/10
Over 8 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Fyodor  · Urbana, IL
Nice place to live but you wouldn't want to visit
Over 8 years ago

Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  More

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Reviews for Plainfield    4 Reviews
Plainfield · Colonia, NJ
Not bad
Over 17 years ago

This city is not as bad as your Newark or Trenton, although it does have it's problems, murder rate is up in 08, and the primary gangs around town are the Bloods and  More

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Abhd · Edison, NJ
Not so bad
Over 18 years ago

Just like anywhere else,there are good and bad areas in Plainfield. I would be careful on the West End, however the East end has beautiful homes that are in the millions  More

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Abhd · Plainfield, NJ
Its Worth It
Over 19 years ago

I and my wife moved here about 1.5 yrs ago. We are both professionals, and while we realize that Plainfield has its problems, it is not the cesspool so many think it is.  More

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