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Hudson, WI vs Fort Dodge, IA

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- The median age of a home in Hudson is 160.0% younger than the median age of a home in Fort Dodge.
 Hudson, WIFort Dodge, IAUnited States
 Median Home Age25  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$113,300$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months15.9%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock37.6%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.103.7%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$19.4$11.0
 Homes Owned65.8%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock7.0%11.2%
 Homes Rented30.3%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Hudson, WIFort Dodge, IAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,130$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,060  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$620$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,480  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,150$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,320  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Hudson, WIFort Dodge, IAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock0.7%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock1.1%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.4%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.3%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Hudson, WIFort Dodge, IAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock3.4%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.7%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock9.0%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock13.3%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9993.5%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock15.1%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99935.3%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock4.4%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99912.0%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock0.4%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9991.0%  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
 Hudson, WIFort Dodge, IAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock4.5%13.6%
 2000 to 200932.6%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock5.7%13.6%
 1980 to 198911.2%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock14.6%14.8%
 1960 to 196916.8%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock15.7%10.0%
 1940 to 19492.2%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock32.6%12.2%
Reviews for Hudson    4 Reviews

Let's face it, most of the negative reviews on Hudson are from people in Minnesota, simply because Hudson is in Wisconsin. But basically everything about WI is better  More

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I can call Hudson home for the past 30 years. Being a Chicago resident when I first arrived it was a bit of a culture shock to move to a smaller town but over the years  More

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Over 19 years ago

Hudson has a great school  More

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Reviews for Fort Dodge    4 Reviews

Corrupt politicians always scheming to funnel public money to wealthy private interests, creating a welfare dependent economy that will be imploding sooner than later,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Before moving to the Fort Dodge area please consider other options. The city is a decaying town, streets have definitely seen better days and are filthy. There are not  More

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Over 15 years ago

I see that everyone is rather hard on Fort Dodge. I grew up and lived there until I married and (like a failed pioneer) moved east to Gettysburg, Pa. It was the best  More

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