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Council Bluffs, IA vs Harrisonburg, VA

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- The median age of a home in Council Bluffs is 41.4% older than the median age of a home in Harrisonburg.
 Council Bluffs, IAHarrisonburg, VAUnited States
 Median Home Age58  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$289,000$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months15.4%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock46.6%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.69.7%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$7.2$11.0
 Homes Owned58.9%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock7.9%11.2%
 Homes Rented33.8%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Council Bluffs, IAHarrisonburg, VAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,430$1,840
 Studio Apartment$730  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$830$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$980  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,450$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,460  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Council Bluffs, IAHarrisonburg, VAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.5%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.5%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.3%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.1%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.2%3.6%
 Vacant Other5.1%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Council Bluffs, IAHarrisonburg, VAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock3.5%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9992.6%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.1%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9998.6%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock1.0%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99931.2%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock22.2%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99913.2%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock19.0%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9992.0%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock1.9%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.2%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.1%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
 Council Bluffs, IAHarrisonburg, VAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock19.0%13.6%
 2000 to 200912.8%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock17.5%13.6%
 1980 to 19896.3%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock15.1%14.8%
 1960 to 196910.5%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock5.9%10.0%
 1940 to 19494.8%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock7.3%12.2%
Reviews for Council Bluffs    4 Reviews

It's an okay city. Nothing special really. All the fun things to do and good restaurants are across the river in Omaha. I will say CB has some pretty good recreational  More

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Over 9 years ago

Quietly over the years this community has taken untold amounts of riverfront casino tax dollars and converted them into hundreds and hundreds of community improvement  More

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Over 15 years ago

here in council bluffs iowa, we have low crime rate. There have been an increase in shopping areas in the last 2 years and lots of new resturants and three casinos. It  More

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Reviews for Harrisonburg    10 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Harrisonburg is small town, yet has the same experiences that a big city offers (just on a smaller scale). The reason for the wealth of experiences is because H'burg is  More

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Any infomation on quality/cost of living will be graetly appreciated.  More

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Over 16 years ago

We moved to H'Burg in 2003 to enjoy a less expensive cost of living, closer proximity to family, low crime rate and better access to quality health care/facilities. We  More

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