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Cherokee, IA vs Elko, NV

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- The median age of a home in Cherokee is 41.9% older than the median age of a home in Elko.
 Cherokee, IAElko, NVUnited States
 Median Home Age62  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$301,300$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months12.4%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock69.5%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.72.0%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$5.8$11.0
 Homes Owned63.0%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock10.4%11.2%
 Homes Rented31.0%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Cherokee, IAElko, NVUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,710$1,840
 Studio Apartment$590  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$980$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$800  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,730$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,370  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Cherokee, IAElko, NVUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock4.4%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.1%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock2.0%3.6%
 Vacant Other4.3%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Cherokee, IAElko, NVUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock10.6%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9995.9%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock1.4%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,99913.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.2%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9999.2%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock13.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99917.6%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock12.2%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9990.0%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock3.2%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.9%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Cherokee, IAElko, NVUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock8.1%13.6%
 2000 to 20093.3%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock16.1%13.6%
 1980 to 19893.4%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock14.3%14.8%
 1960 to 19695.1%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock4.5%10.0%
 1940 to 19499.3%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock9.0%12.2%
Reviews for Cherokee    3 Reviews

When hearing about a small town like Cherokee, Iowa, one may think "what a great place to raise children!" This maybe true, but meth is a growing concern in small farm  More

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I am considering relocating to Cherokee, IA with our family. What is life like in that area and is it a good place to raise your  More

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Reviews for Elko    4 Reviews

Elko is like all small Nevada towns - limited in many things and the only change as far as the eye can see are over priced housing starts, drugs and crime. I really like  More

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Over 16 years ago

Spent my teen years in Elko & my parents still live there. It is extremely isolated. Life revolves around the mining industry. The old ranching families that live  More

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Over 17 years ago

Elko has an economy that is fairly typical of mining areas, that is, boom and bust. I've lived here for about 16 or so years. It's boomed tremendously twice and busted  More

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