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Cincinnati, OH vs Troy, AL

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- The median age of a home in Cincinnati is 52.1% older than the median age of a home in Troy.
 Cincinnati, OHTroy, ALUnited States
 Median Home Age71  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$164,000$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months16.6%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock37.2%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.86.6%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$3.0$11.0
 Homes Owned34.2%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock24.5%11.2%
 Homes Rented53.2%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Cincinnati, OHTroy, ALUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,130$1,840
 Studio Apartment$710  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$720$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,070  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,150$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,600  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Cincinnati, OHTroy, ALUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock12.2%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.4%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.3%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.8%3.6%
 Vacant Other7.7%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Cincinnati, OHTroy, ALUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock3.5%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9992.6%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock1.5%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9997.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock5.9%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99921.8%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock22.9%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99917.3%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock5.0%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9994.7%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock3.0%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9991.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.3%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.6%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Cincinnati, OHTroy, ALUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock19.8%13.6%
 2000 to 20093.7%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock16.5%13.6%
 1980 to 19896.0%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock18.0%14.8%
 1960 to 19694.2%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock5.4%10.0%
 1940 to 19498.4%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock5.3%12.2%
Reviews for Cincinnati    113 Reviews

A native buckeye, I currently split my time between Cincinnati and Charleston, SC. We were considering leaving Cincinnati, but after reviewing other cities, I think  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived in Cinti. and on UC faculty for over 40 years. The best move of my life is to have retired and left Cinti. for Tucson. In academics OSU far outranks UC and the  More

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What Bert has to say is a bit dated. The downtown area has made a great comeback over the past 10-15 years with Over the Rhine once being ranked America’s most dangerous  More

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Reviews for Troy    11 Reviews

I love it here. It’s quiet and you shouldn’t go by 13 year old reviews. Everything has improved for the better and I will continue to live here for many years to come.  More

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Biggest mistake of my life was moving to yorT (<—-not a typo) to take a high school teaching position there. Revolving door. I got my family out and to greener  More

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Over 13 years ago

Sadly I was born and raised in Troy Al, and I'm happy to report that I moved away 2 weeks after graduating high school. I still visit family there and growing up I knew  More

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