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Hoover, AL vs Rifle, CO

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- The median age of a home in Hoover is 28.6% younger than the median age of a home in Rifle.
 Hoover, ALRifle, COUnited States
 Median Home Age28  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$429,300$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months14.4%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock63.7%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.82.9%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$3.8$11.0
 Homes Owned64.3%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock4.1%11.2%
 Homes Rented28.1%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Hoover, ALRifle, COUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,860$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,120  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,120$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,400  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,890$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,940  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Hoover, ALRifle, COUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.5%1.9%
 Vacant Rented1.5%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.5%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock2.6%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.8%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Hoover, ALRifle, COUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock3.6%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.9%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock1.9%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.6%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.0%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9993.1%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock6.3%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99932.2%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock37.9%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99914.1%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock2.6%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9993.4%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.3%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Hoover, ALRifle, COUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock22.5%13.6%
 2000 to 200921.2%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock13.0%13.6%
 1980 to 198915.2%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock14.3%14.8%
 1960 to 196924.7%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock3.4%10.0%
 1940 to 19490.3%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock12.3%12.2%
Reviews for Hoover    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Hoover is in central Alabama and is a suburb of Birmigham. It has a mild four season climate wellsuited to nature lovers, golfers, and  More

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Over 19 years ago

Hoover, Alabama has a wide range of home buying opportunities. A huge plus is the up and coming TND community at The Preserve. The homes in this quaint neighborhood  More

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Over 20 years ago

Good municipal facilities (City Recreation Center, great library, good police and fire protection). Good schools (especially for Alabama). Traffic is heavy at  More

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Reviews for Rifle    6 Reviews

I love the Western Slope!! While there are a lot of good things to be said about the Western Slope of Colorado, which Rifle is, there are some concerning things as  More

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Been living in the area for 3 years, Rifle for half of that. The city recently upgraded the water facilities, and the north half of I-70 no longer has the nasty hard  More

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Over 8 years ago

This area has a heroin/meth problem. It doesn't really impact you if you avoid it, but you tend to see a lot of tweakers/beggars/homeless around town. Water is not that  More

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