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Columbia, MO vs Bloomington, IL

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- The median age of a home in Columbia is 41.4% younger than the median age of a home in Bloomington.
 Columbia, MOBloomington, ILUnited States
 Median Home Age29  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$208,600$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months15.2%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock36.2%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.67.1%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$23.6$11.0
 Homes Owned45.5%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock8.4%11.2%
 Homes Rented46.5%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Columbia, MOBloomington, ILUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,480$1,840
 Studio Apartment$690  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$860$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$970  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,500$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,530  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Columbia, MOBloomington, ILUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock4.1%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.2%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock1.2%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.3%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.1%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.2%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Columbia, MOBloomington, ILUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock4.6%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.2%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock2.9%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9992.1%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock7.6%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99914.4%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock22.9%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99929.2%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock9.5%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9996.5%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock1.7%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.7%  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
 Columbia, MOBloomington, ILUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock15.4%13.6%
 2000 to 200920.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock17.8%13.6%
 1980 to 198911.8%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock14.5%14.8%
 1960 to 196918.1%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock6.8%10.0%
 1940 to 19492.3%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock15.7%12.2%
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Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews
Jamie · Columbia, MO
Great Place for Outdoor Activities
Over 1 years ago

If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

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Jodi · Columbia, MO
No water park here
Over 4 years ago

I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

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Nathan · Edinburg, IL
Not a good place to settle.
Over 5 years ago

I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  More

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Reviews for Bloomington    18 Reviews
Yasue · Bloomington, IL
Ten + years, a review of TWO cities: Blo/No
Over 9 years ago

If you're not from here it might be hard to figure out that Bloomington and Normal are actually one city mushed together, so make sure you look up info on Normal, IL  More

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J · Bloomington, IL
14 Years a Native
Over 11 years ago

Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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J · Bloomington, IL
!4 Years in Bloomington; A Natives Perspective
Over 11 years ago

Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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