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Greenville, NC vs Syracuse, NY

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- The median age of a home in Greenville is 167.9% younger than the median age of a home in Syracuse.
 Greenville, NCSyracuse, NYUnited States
 Median Home Age28  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$162,700$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months19.4%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock46.9%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.64.6%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$29.6$11.0
 Homes Owned29.0%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock16.3%11.2%
 Homes Rented58.1%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Greenville, NCSyracuse, NYUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,320$1,840
 Studio Apartment$840  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$880$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,050  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,340$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,790  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Greenville, NCSyracuse, NYUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock5.7%1.9%
 Vacant Rented1.7%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock1.3%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.2%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock1.0%3.6%
 Vacant Other6.8%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Greenville, NCSyracuse, NYUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.8%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.3%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock10.8%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9994.3%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock15.5%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99924.7%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock12.9%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99918.1%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock3.4%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9995.7%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock0.8%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.4%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.3%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.1%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Greenville, NCSyracuse, NYUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock2.2%13.6%
 2000 to 200924.8%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock3.6%13.6%
 1980 to 198913.3%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock7.1%14.8%
 1960 to 196920.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock16.4%10.0%
 1940 to 19492.4%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock43.7%12.2%
Reviews for Greenville    27 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Greenville is congested, dirty, drug and bug infested. Poverty levels rising because the elite in the city pool their resources to keep the housing prices extremely high  More

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Love this place, it's changed so much over the past 5 to 10 years and is growing in such a great direction. I can't wait to see how it grows in the years to come. Cost  More

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Over 10 years ago

absolutely avoid this place. I was (also) tricked to work at ECU unless someone thinks I am dumb enough to willfully drive 953 miles away from a vested position for a  More

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Reviews for Syracuse    59 Reviews

I've lived in Syracuse, NY my entire life. The majority of my family and friends are from here as well. I love the Syracuse sports teams and have done so since I was a  More

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I was born 30 miles from Syracuse,, moved away to travel all over the USA, living in about 8 different cities, then came to live in Syracuse, NY. I have been here for 20  More

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I’ll start by saying I’ve lived here my whole life. I have only lived here but can’t wait to move out. I’ll lay out some pros and cons. Pros: it has a decent downtown  More

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