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Chelsea, MI vs Wilmington, NC

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- The median age of a home in Chelsea is 25.5% older than the median age of a home in Wilmington.
 Chelsea, MIWilmington, NCUnited States
 Median Home Age47  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$372,400$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months13.1%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock79.4%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.109.8%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$7.7$11.0
 Homes Owned60.5%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock10.3%11.2%
 Homes Rented37.4%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Chelsea, MIWilmington, NCUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,650$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,170  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,110$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,410  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,670$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,970  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Chelsea, MIWilmington, NCUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.2%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.4%0.7%
 Vacant Sold1.8%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock2.8%3.6%
 Vacant Other0.3%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Chelsea, MIWilmington, NCUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.3%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.0%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock1.0%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.8%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock2.5%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9994.3%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock13.1%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99934.9%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock19.2%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9994.7%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock9.4%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.5%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock2.0%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
 Chelsea, MIWilmington, NCUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock15.0%13.6%
 2000 to 200917.8%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock17.3%13.6%
 1980 to 19895.3%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock12.9%14.8%
 1960 to 196916.2%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock6.8%10.0%
 1940 to 19492.6%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock9.6%12.2%
Reviews for Chelsea    3 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I lived in Chelsea in the 1990s and occasionally return out of family obligation. It's marginally more affordable than neighboring Ann Arbor, thus its status as a  More

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Over 16 years ago

Beautiful small town with the best public library. Very convenient to interstate for travel and the excitement and interests of a college town nearby (Ann  More

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Over 17 years ago

Chelsea, Michigan has small town character with plenty of culture and recreation, too. With numerous art galleries, the famous Purple Rose Theatre by actor Jeff Daniels,  More

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Reviews for Wilmington    71 Reviews

I was born here and I will update more at a later time. First and most important, teh average cost of a 1br apt in Wilmington is approximately $1,800. Rentals have  More

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I think that a lot has changed since covid for this city and will continue to keep changing with our insane economy. But I was born and raised in Wilmington and have  More

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Scotty · 

Wilmington NC was once a wonderful city filled with Southern charm, history, safety and natural beauty. Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More

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