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Decatur, IL vs Miami, FL

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- The median age of a home in Decatur is 24.6% older than the median age of a home in Miami.
 Decatur, ILMiami, FLUnited States
 Median Home Age61  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$524,600$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months11.6%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock73.5%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.33.9%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$9.2$11.0
 Homes Owned52.5%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock14.0%11.2%
 Homes Rented32.8%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Decatur, ILMiami, FLUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,540$1,840
 Studio Apartment$620  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,570$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$890  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,570$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,320  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Decatur, ILMiami, FLUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock4.7%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.8%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.6%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.9%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock4.8%3.6%
 Vacant Other7.9%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Decatur, ILMiami, FLUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.0%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,99910.3%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.3%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,99916.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock1.4%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99921.2%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock6.2%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9995.2%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock22.1%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9990.7%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock14.4%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.1%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock4.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.1%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock2.5%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Decatur, ILMiami, FLUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock18.0%13.6%
 2000 to 20093.8%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock6.6%13.6%
 1980 to 19898.0%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock12.8%14.8%
 1960 to 19696.8%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock14.4%10.0%
 1940 to 194910.1%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock9.1%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 15 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 Miami    189 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Great vacation spot with the best clubs and food. Wynwood and the Miami Design District are the best, just be careful at night. Area tends to jack prices up around  More

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Miami is rapidly devolving into a filthy, crime ridden, unattractive extension of Central America and South America. The population is a bunch of rude entitled dependent  More

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Beautiful place, well into the late 20th Century ... clean, safe, fun, peaceful. Started seeing elements of crap, just a tiny bit, back around 1980. Now what changed  More

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