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Harrisonburg, VA vs Rocky Mount, NC

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- The median age of a home in Harrisonburg is 26.5% younger than the median age of a home in Rocky Mount.
 Harrisonburg, VARocky Mount, NCUnited States
 Median Home Age34  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$174,300$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months14.3%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock58.8%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.61.3%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$8.8$11.0
 Homes Owned36.4%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock16.1%11.2%
 Homes Rented55.7%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Harrisonburg, VARocky Mount, NCUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,250$1,840
 Studio Apartment$820  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$750$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,090  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,270$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,850  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Harrisonburg, VARocky Mount, NCUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.8%1.9%
 Vacant Rented2.8%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock1.2%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.6%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.8%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.6%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Harrisonburg, VARocky Mount, NCUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock6.8%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.3%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock5.2%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock13.2%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9999.6%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock14.4%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99935.4%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock4.2%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9995.7%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock1.6%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.4%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.4%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
 Harrisonburg, VARocky Mount, NCUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock13.4%13.6%
 2000 to 200919.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock14.7%13.6%
 1980 to 198918.1%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock19.4%14.8%
 1960 to 196917.5%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock12.8%10.0%
 1940 to 19493.3%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock9.0%12.2%
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Reviews for Harrisonburg    10 Reviews
Scott · Harrisonburg, VA
Close to everything
Over 13 years ago

Harrisonburg is small town, yet has the same experiences that a big city offers (just on a smaller scale). The reason for the wealth of experiences is because H'burg is  More

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june30ss · Lakeland, FL
Woud like to know more about quality and cost of l
Over 13 years ago

Any infomation on quality/cost of living will be graetly appreciated.  More

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Alex · Harrisonburg, VA
Very Reasonable
Over 16 years ago

We moved to H'Burg in 2003 to enjoy a less expensive cost of living, closer proximity to family, low crime rate and better access to quality health care/facilities. We  More

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Reviews for Rocky Mount    8 Reviews
Ron · Rocky Mount, NC
Rocky Mount Sucks
Over 5 years ago

Anarchy. Not a good place to live. People drag race up and down the roads at all hours when elderly relatives and neighbors are trying to sleep, and the police here do  More

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Dawn · Rocky Mount, NC
Seriously, this is the TRUTH about Rocky Mount
Over 12 years ago

Okay, I'm writing this review because I use this site a lot. I think there's some mis-information about Rocky Mount here. Truth be made known, it is neither as good, nor  More

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Derrick  · Rocky Mount, NC
What should I do
Over 14 years ago

I move from Washington DC to rocky mount nc nov2008 and I sold my home in Dc and brought a home in rockymount cash money.But Know ready to leave should I hold on to this  More

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