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Decatur, IL vs DeKalb, IL

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- The median age of a home in Decatur is 27.9% older than the median age of a home in DeKalb.
 Decatur, ILDeKalb, ILUnited States
 Median Home Age61  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$206,000$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months11.6%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock35.4%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.33.9%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$31.0$11.0
 Homes Owned52.5%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock6.4%11.2%
 Homes Rented32.8%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Decatur, ILDeKalb, ILUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,610$1,840
 Studio Apartment$620  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$880$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$890  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,630$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,320  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Decatur, ILDeKalb, ILUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.8%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.8%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.4%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.9%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.2%3.6%
 Vacant Other7.9%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Decatur, ILDeKalb, ILUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.8%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,99910.3%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock1.9%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,99916.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock4.4%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99921.2%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock30.4%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9995.2%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock3.9%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9990.7%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock0.4%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.1%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.1%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Decatur, ILDeKalb, ILUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock16.1%13.6%
 2000 to 20093.8%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock15.4%13.6%
 1980 to 19898.0%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock21.4%14.8%
 1960 to 19696.8%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock6.3%10.0%
 1940 to 194910.1%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock12.5%12.2%
Reviews for Decatur    14 Reviews

I was sent here by the company I worked for in the '90's and was not initially impressed with midwest living. However, over the years I got used to living in the "Pride  More

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I grew up in Decatur and I still have family there, but it depresses me to see what it has become. It has a high unemployment rate, many business have closed or are run  More

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Over 14 years ago

If you enjoy drinking & driving, Decatur's fifteen drive-thru liquor windows, three times the # of drive-thru's than the ten largest cities in Illinois, COMBINED, will  More

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Reviews for Dekalb    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

While I love the cheaper rents then in the closer suburbs (to Chicago), the lack of high paying jobs for anyone without high degrees (Masters or higher) is  More

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As a 37 year resident of DeKalb - an escapee of the Chicago suburbs, I am pleased to write a bit about my hometown. Originally a college town in a farming community,  More

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