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Galax, VA vs Mount Vernon, OH

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- The median age of a home in Galax is 26.0% younger than the median age of a home in Mount Vernon.
 Galax, VAMount Vernon, OHUnited States
 Median Home Age50  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$198,500$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months16.2%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock62.4%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.57.2%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$11.3$11.0
 Homes Owned58.6%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock11.9%11.2%
 Homes Rented26.8%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Galax, VAMount Vernon, OHUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,120$1,840
 Studio Apartment$570  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$680$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$770  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,140$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,170  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Galax, VAMount Vernon, OHUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock4.8%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock1.2%3.6%
 Vacant Other10.2%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Galax, VAMount Vernon, OHUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock2.1%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9992.7%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock3.2%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,99916.2%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock13.6%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99919.8%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock17.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99916.6%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock4.7%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9991.8%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock0.8%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.3%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Galax, VAMount Vernon, OHUnited States
 2015 and Newer1.6%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock10.5%13.6%
 2000 to 20099.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock6.2%13.6%
 1980 to 19898.2%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock10.0%14.8%
 1960 to 196910.7%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock13.8%10.0%
 1940 to 19498.1%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock29.7%12.2%
Reviews for Galax    5 Reviews

We moved here 8 years ago from Ohio and love it. We find the people very friendly, the climate nice, and the mountains beautiful. It isn't for everyone as there isn't  More

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Over 10 years ago

nice place to live  More

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Over 15 years ago

Bring your own job (and hopefully a few more), make friends, enlarge your cultural horizons and you will find Galax and Grayson County most agreeable. Inexpensive  More

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Reviews for Mount Vernon    5 Reviews

I've lived in Mount Vernon for almost eight years and it's alright. The good and bad weigh out. The goods being the festivals and events are amazing. I've gone to the  More

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Over 10 years ago

I lived in Mount Vernon through the 1990s, moved to Columbus until 2013, and am currently stranded in Mount Vernon. Most of Mount Vernon is well maintained and pretty,  More

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Over 15 years ago

Mount Vernon Ohio is a small, quiet, safe neighborhood and I love the  More

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