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Jersey City, NJ vs Ramsey, NJ

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- The median age of a home in Jersey City is 7.1% older than the median age of a home in Ramsey.
 Jersey City, NJRamsey, NJUnited States
 Median Home Age565242
 Median Home Cost$553,300$623,800$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months10.8%12.7%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.36.0%39.2%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.62.6%51.6%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$17.5$21.8$11.0
 Homes Owned26.9%82.9%57.4%
 Housing Vacant8.9%3.7%11.2%
 Homes Rented64.1%13.4%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Jersey City, NJRamsey, NJUnited States
 Average Rent$2,700$2,530$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,880$1,490$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,940$1,780$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,220$2,070$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,740$2,570$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,980$3,230$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Jersey City, NJRamsey, NJUnited States
 Vacant For Rent3.5%0.8%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.6%0.0%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale0.4%1.0%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.6%0.0%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation0.8%0.0%3.6%
 Vacant Other3.0%1.9%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Jersey City, NJRamsey, NJUnited States
 Less Than $20,0001.5%1.4%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.6%0.0%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9990.6%0.4%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.8%0.0%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9990.4%0.0%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9991.4%0.3%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,9993.0%0.8%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99915.4%2.7%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,99921.1%12.4%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99914.4%10.5%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,99923.8%50.3%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9999.3%15.3%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9994.6%4.5%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9991.7%0.7%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over1.6%0.7%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Jersey City, NJRamsey, NJUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.1%0.0%0.2%
 2010 to 201413.0%4.5%13.6%
 2000 to 200913.0%4.5%13.6%
 1990 to 19998.2%7.8%13.6%
 1980 to 19896.9%14.5%13.2%
 1970 to 19797.2%18.4%14.8%
 1960 to 19698.2%7.8%13.6%
 1950 to 19598.9%15.6%10.0%
 1940 to 19495.7%3.7%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier31.2%11.5%12.2%
Reviews for Jersey City    20 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

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Over 15 years ago

Jersey City has improved over the past 10-15 years, especially Downtown Jersey City. It has the charm of brownstone homes and the appeal of new high rise condo  More

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Over 16 years ago

I'm fairly young but I grew up in this city, and it's not that bad. Some people say it's dangerous and I beg to differ. If you come from the suburbs perhaps you may feel  More

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Reviews for Ramsey    4 Reviews

Upside: Ramsey is a great town in Bergen County with so much to offer. Schools are good and there is a pretty, compact shopping district. It is less congested than towns  More

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Over 16 years ago

Ramsey has been a great place to have our children grow up in, very low crime rate, top education & close to everything one might  More

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Live here since 1983; brought up my kids here. Want to leave because the it's just too expensive to maintain a decent lifestyle here. My kids don't want to stay either.  More

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