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Hershey, PA vs New York, NY

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- The median age of a home in Hershey is 39.2% younger than the median age of a home in New York.
 Hershey, PANew York, NYUnited States
 Median Home Age51  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$677,200$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months14.0%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock30.6%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.56.4%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$8.6$11.0
 Homes Owned49.5%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock9.5%11.2%
 Homes Rented44.6%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Hershey, PANew York, NYUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$3,210$1,840
 Studio Apartment$910  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,300$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,320  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$3,260$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,780  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Hershey, PANew York, NYUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.3%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.3%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.6%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock2.1%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.7%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Hershey, PANew York, NYUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.7%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.6%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.7%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.4%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9994.4%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock2.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99937.1%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock8.2%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9998.5%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock27.5%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9994.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock11.1%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock7.7%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Hershey, PANew York, NYUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock5.4%13.6%
 2000 to 20094.7%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock3.8%13.6%
 1980 to 198912.7%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock7.0%14.8%
 1960 to 196911.7%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock12.9%10.0%
 1940 to 19493.6%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock39.9%12.2%
Reviews for Hershey    3 Reviews

Lived her most of my life, with a few years in locations close by. If moving to Central PA, Hershey is by far the best. It is a cute town where you will feel extremely  More

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Over 17 years ago

We moved to Hershey, PA 2 years ago and fell in love with it. It is a quaint town that hosts various community activities throughout the year. The schools are among  More

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Over 19 years ago

We live right next door to Hersheypark and there are many recreational programs within the city for  More

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Reviews for New York    330 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 4 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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