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Madison, AL vs Phenix City, AL

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- The median age of a home in Madison is 60.9% younger than the median age of a home in Phenix City.
 Madison, ALPhenix City, ALUnited States
 Median Home Age23  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$167,800$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months23.2%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock48.7%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.85.8%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$5.4$11.0
 Homes Owned71.8%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock14.3%11.2%
 Homes Rented25.2%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Madison, ALPhenix City, ALUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,190$1,840
 Studio Apartment$880  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$770$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,240  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,210$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,940  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Madison, ALPhenix City, ALUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock5.1%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.1%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock2.8%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.4%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock1.1%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.1%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Madison, ALPhenix City, ALUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.8%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.0%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock4.3%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.2%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock10.4%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9996.9%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock19.5%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99929.4%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock5.6%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99914.2%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock2.2%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9991.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.2%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
 Madison, ALPhenix City, ALUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock15.4%13.6%
 2000 to 200926.3%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock14.8%13.6%
 1980 to 198915.9%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock14.2%14.8%
 1960 to 196925.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock10.6%10.0%
 1940 to 19490.7%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock5.3%12.2%
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Reviews for Madison    11 Reviews
Tim · Madison, AL
Low cost of living
Over 1 years ago

My wife and I moved from Atlanta, GA area in 2016 when I retired. We have now lived in Huntsville for 4 years and now in Madison for almost 4 years. We were thinking  More

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Co Co · Harvest, AL
No Southern Hospitality Here
Over 8 years ago

Low crime. Traffic not too bad even during peak times. Covert classim and racism. A stick with our own mentality. Not very diverse primarily just blacks and whites.  More

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Ordinary American · Madison, AL
Madison is nice for raising a family, but gets bor
Over 8 years ago

Madison is nice. The schools are excellent, which is why we chose to live here. The job market is good for anyone with an engineering degree or ex military, but for  More

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Reviews for Phenix City    2 Reviews
valerie · Phenix City, AL
Phenix City Alabama---Not the place to live
Over 14 years ago

Phenix City Ala--Has got to be the arm pit of the south---Lack of jobs makes it a very dangerous place to live,crime is out of control --drugs are every where and the  More

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Alicia · Fort Mitchell, AL
The school report and population on this for Fort
Over 16 years ago

I live in Fort Mitchell and the school ratio teacher to student at Fort Mitchell is incorrect. Its more like 25 students per teacher and its growing rapidly as many  More

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