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Madison, AL vs Rockford, IL

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- The median age of a home in Madison is 156.5% younger than the median age of a home in Rockford.
 Madison, ALRockford, ILUnited States
 Median Home Age23  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$132,700$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months23.2%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock52.2%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.85.8%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$30.0$11.0
 Homes Owned71.8%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock9.8%11.2%
 Homes Rented25.2%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Madison, ALRockford, ILUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,250$1,840
 Studio Apartment$880  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$710$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,240  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,270$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,940  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Madison, ALRockford, ILUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.9%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.1%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.7%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.4%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.3%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.1%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Madison, ALRockford, ILUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.9%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.0%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock10.9%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.2%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock16.2%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9996.9%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock12.5%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99929.4%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock1.9%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99914.2%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock0.6%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9991.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.1%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.1%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Madison, ALRockford, ILUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock5.9%13.6%
 2000 to 200926.3%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock9.1%13.6%
 1980 to 198915.9%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock13.7%14.8%
 1960 to 196925.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock16.8%10.0%
 1940 to 19490.7%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock22.1%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 Rockford    54 Reviews
Ariele · Rockford, IL
Love it
Over 5 years ago

I've lived here my whole life . I love  More

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Kristin · Belvidere, IL
Property Taxes Will Kill You
Over 6 years ago

I was raised in the area and lived here 3/4 of my life. Rockford has definitely made efforts to bring events into the area so there are things to do and they have  More

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Peter · South Beloit, IL
Making Progress!
Over 6 years ago

Rockford has made great strides in the past 20 years. Downtown used to be a ghost town. Now, there are activities almost every weekend. City government has worked to  More

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