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Elmira, NY vs Gary, IN

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- The median age of a home in Elmira is 0.0% younger than the median age of a home in Gary.
 Elmira, NYGary, INUnited States
 Median Home Age65  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$79,300$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months3.0%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock54.7%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.29.7%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$12.6$11.0
 Homes Owned40.6%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock28.3%11.2%
 Homes Rented40.1%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Elmira, NYGary, INUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,110$1,840
 Studio Apartment$740  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$750$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$950  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,130$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,350  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Elmira, NYGary, INUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock3.4%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.6%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.3%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.2%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.3%3.6%
 Vacant Other13.1%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Elmira, NYGary, INUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock5.2%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9995.0%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock20.5%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,99925.1%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock13.4%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99910.9%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock6.9%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9991.2%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock2.1%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9990.2%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock0.9%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.1%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.2%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
 Elmira, NYGary, INUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock3.1%13.6%
 2000 to 20090.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock2.7%13.6%
 1980 to 19892.6%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock12.6%14.8%
 1960 to 19690.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock22.9%10.0%
 1940 to 194910.5%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock22.1%12.2%
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Reviews for Elmira    10 Reviews
Snow · Binghamton, NY
Clean up
Over 4 years ago

Elmira looks like the armpit of the earth. What happened? This could be gorgeous and has such potential. Heck, you've got Mark Twain's grave here, in a historic  More

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Diadra · Elmira, NY
Great place
Over 7 years ago

I have been living in elmira for 17 years and it is a great place to live i feel safe almost all the time i run the streets with my friends, go hiking, bike riding there  More

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Frank  · Elmira, NY
ELMIRA
Over 10 years ago

JUST NEEDED TO SAY THAT ELMIRA IS A DISGUSTING HOLE IN THE WORLD AND ITS RUN BY WILD MONKEES THAT ARE RUDE , DISGUSTING , ILLITERATE AND FILTHY PEOPLE THAT SHOW NO  More

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Reviews for Gary    8 Reviews
Larry · Beverly Hills, CA
Stay away at all costs
Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for 5 years as a homeless gay drug addict, and I think this place is a real  More

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Jerry · Gary, IN
What a city
Over 10 years ago

Been here most of my life left and went to Air Force policies and elected residents are terrible not all there is a few that is really concerned but being that they say  More

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Catherine · Asheville, NC
I will always have great memories of Gary.
Over 11 years ago

I lived in Gary in 1972 - 1976. I was just a kid but I loved Gary. My family moved to upstate NY and after college I moved to San Francisco, Ca. I will tell you this, I  More

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