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Janesville, WI vs Wilmington, NC

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- The median age of a home in Janesville is 28.6% older than the median age of a home in Wilmington.
 Janesville, WIWilmington, NCUnited States
 Median Home Age49  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$372,400$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months15.0%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock79.4%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.77.0%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$7.7$11.0
 Homes Owned64.1%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock10.3%11.2%
 Homes Rented32.6%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Janesville, WIWilmington, NCUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,650$1,840
 Studio Apartment$760  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,110$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,040  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,670$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,460  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Janesville, WIWilmington, NCUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.2%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.1%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.4%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.2%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock2.8%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.1%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Janesville, WIWilmington, NCUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.3%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.1%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock1.0%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9993.9%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock2.5%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99925.2%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock13.1%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99921.2%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock19.2%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9991.8%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock9.4%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.1%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock2.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.6%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Janesville, WIWilmington, NCUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock15.0%13.6%
 2000 to 20099.4%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock17.3%13.6%
 1980 to 198910.2%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock12.9%14.8%
 1960 to 196914.4%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock6.8%10.0%
 1940 to 19495.8%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock9.6%12.2%
Reviews for Janesville    12 Reviews

Beautiful City - on an Ice Age Trail. I moved here during the Covid thing so it is hard to tell how friendly people are. The government seems closed - encouraged by  More

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My Wife and I have lived here for the last 2 years. Janesville is the pit of Hell. Nothing to do here, especially during the winter time. Closest places are 45 min to  More

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Janesville has pros and cons to living here depending on what is important to you. Janesville has a cheap cost of living and liberal-below average schools. Since you can  More

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Reviews for Wilmington    71 Reviews

I was born here and I will update more at a later time. First and most important, teh average cost of a 1br apt in Wilmington is approximately $1,800. Rentals have  More

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I think that a lot has changed since covid for this city and will continue to keep changing with our insane economy. But I was born and raised in Wilmington and have  More

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Scotty · 

Wilmington NC was once a wonderful city filled with Southern charm, history, safety and natural beauty. Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More

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