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Kalamazoo, MI vs Council Bluffs, IA

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- The median age of a home in Kalamazoo is 6.5% older than the median age of a home in Council Bluffs.
 Kalamazoo, MICouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 Median Home Age62  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$190,300$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months14.9%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock49.3%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.90.4%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$20.2$11.0
 Homes Owned39.4%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock7.3%11.2%
 Homes Rented50.9%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Kalamazoo, MICouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,290$1,840
 Studio Apartment$710  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$810$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,020  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,310$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,460  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Kalamazoo, MICouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock0.7%1.9%
 Vacant Rented1.8%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.3%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.4%3.6%
 Vacant Other4.5%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Kalamazoo, MICouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock2.4%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9993.8%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock3.8%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9999.2%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock12.6%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99921.6%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock17.1%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99912.4%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock5.7%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9993.4%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock0.7%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.2%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.2%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Kalamazoo, MICouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock12.8%13.6%
 2000 to 20094.7%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock10.5%13.6%
 1980 to 19899.2%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock10.8%14.8%
 1960 to 19696.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock12.4%10.0%
 1940 to 19498.8%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock29.9%12.2%
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Reviews for Kalamazoo    31 Reviews
Jason · Portage, MI
For your own good do not live in Kalamazoo
Over 4 years ago

I have lived in Kalamazoo for over 17 years. Originally from Grand Rapids, and lived in the Zeeland / Holland are for quite a while. In comparison I absolutely hate  More

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Cat · Kalamazoo, MI
Kalamazoo has its ups and downs
Over 9 years ago

I moved to Kalamazoo 20 years ago from Chicago. Coming from a large city, this is a nice change once you get use to the small things like lack of ethnic culture, any  More

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Karen · Elmhurst, IL
Best Schools
Over 9 years ago

Hi, My husband and I are considering relocating to the Kalamazoo area for his job and I'm just starting to do some research. We have elementary-aged children so good  More

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Reviews for Council Bluffs    4 Reviews
Brandon · South Salt Lake, UT
Nothing to write home about
Over 3 years ago

It's an okay city. Nothing special really. All the fun things to do and good restaurants are across the river in Omaha. I will say CB has some pretty good recreational  More

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James · Littleton, CO
Hidden Gem
Over 9 years ago

Quietly over the years this community has taken untold amounts of riverfront casino tax dollars and converted them into hundreds and hundreds of community improvement  More

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Vicki · Crescent, IA
low
Over 15 years ago

here in council bluffs iowa, we have low crime rate. There have been an increase in shopping areas in the last 2 years and lots of new resturants and three casinos. It  More

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