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Cullowhee, NC vs Carrboro, NC

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- The median age of a home in Cullowhee is 94.4% younger than the median age of a home in Carrboro.
 Cullowhee, NCCarrboro, NCUnited States
 Median Home Age18  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$397,800$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months22.1%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock72.1%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.106.2%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$11.1$11.0
 Homes Owned9.5%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock7.7%11.2%
 Homes Rented71.0%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Cullowhee, NCCarrboro, NCUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,650$1,840
 Studio Apartment$780  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,140$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$900  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,670$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,200  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Cullowhee, NCCarrboro, NCUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.5%1.9%
 Vacant Rented6.2%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.5%3.6%
 Vacant Other10.0%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Cullowhee, NCCarrboro, NCUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.3%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.0%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock1.1%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.0%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99912.2%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock4.4%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99915.9%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock31.3%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99916.5%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock20.7%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock2.3%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
 Cullowhee, NCCarrboro, NCUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock12.3%13.6%
 2000 to 200937.4%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock19.2%13.6%
 1980 to 198911.4%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock18.6%14.8%
 1960 to 19697.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock4.7%10.0%
 1940 to 19493.4%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock1.7%12.2%
Reviews for Cullowhee    2 Reviews

Cullowhee NC is such a beautiful place to visit. People are super nice . I stayed in a cabin on the side of a mountain by myself. It was absolutely wonderful. It had  More

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A truly beautiful place to live. I have lived here off & on for 26 years, and have seen a great many changes surrounding the university. Unfortunately, WCU and it's  More

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Reviews for Carrboro    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Carrboro is basically a bedroom community, where people who work at or study at UNC over in Chapel Hill lay down for the night. All day they work at UNC only to pay the  More

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Carrboro has a strong civic life with a lot of local participation and visionary politics towards making a more sustainable and just community. The center of town has  More

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Over 15 years ago

climate is good, 4 seasons, winter is short with just a little  More

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