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Clarks Summit, PA vs Mechanicsburg, PA

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- The median age of a home in Clarks Summit is 19.6% younger than the median age of a home in Mechanicsburg.
 Clarks Summit, PAMechanicsburg, PAUnited States
 Median Home Age56  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$339,400$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months15.2%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock45.2%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.56.9%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$16.0$11.0
 Homes Owned69.3%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock4.6%11.2%
 Homes Rented22.9%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Clarks Summit, PAMechanicsburg, PAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,780$1,840
 Studio Apartment$820  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,120$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,170  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,810$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,650  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Clarks Summit, PAMechanicsburg, PAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock0.0%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Vacant Sold3.8%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.0%3.6%
 Vacant Other3.4%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Clarks Summit, PAMechanicsburg, PAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.0%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.9%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.0%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock4.9%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9995.6%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock35.8%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99928.7%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock6.1%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9992.2%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock0.3%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  Unlock0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Clarks Summit, PAMechanicsburg, PAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock1.9%13.6%
 2000 to 20090.4%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock1.5%13.6%
 1980 to 19898.9%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock16.1%14.8%
 1960 to 19698.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock10.4%10.0%
 1940 to 19496.4%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock40.6%12.2%
Reviews for Clarks Summit    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Its where my family  More

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Over 18 years ago

We found this area through "Best Places". When we visited the area we fell in love with it and bought a home. Only about 2 hrs from either NYC or Philly. But, with one  More

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Reviews for Mechanicsburg    3 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

We moved here in the summer of 2016 from out of state with high hopes and for all the right reasons > job, family (my husband, a Penn State grad, was born & raised in  More

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Over 12 years ago

Greetings everyone, I grew up in Allentown PA and moved to Mechanicsburg in 2000 when attempting to reconcile with my ex-wife. My son had just started kindergarten  More

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Over 16 years ago

It is reserve and  More

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