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Madison, AL vs Sherman, TX

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- The median age of a home in Madison is 100.0% younger than the median age of a home in Sherman.
 Madison, ALSherman, TXUnited States
 Median Home Age23  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$234,700$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months23.2%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock65.4%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.85.8%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$14.9$11.0
 Homes Owned71.8%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock10.6%11.2%
 Homes Rented25.2%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Madison, ALSherman, TXUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,400$1,840
 Studio Apartment$880  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$900$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,240  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,420$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,940  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Madison, ALSherman, TXUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock3.1%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.1%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock1.4%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.4%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.9%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.1%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Madison, ALSherman, TXUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.7%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.0%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock5.7%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.2%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock11.8%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9996.9%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock18.1%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99929.4%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock10.9%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  Unlock0.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.9%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Madison, ALSherman, TXUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock10.2%13.6%
 2000 to 200926.3%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock9.8%13.6%
 1980 to 198915.9%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock13.4%14.8%
 1960 to 196925.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock7.7%10.0%
 1940 to 19490.7%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock11.8%12.2%
Reviews for Madison    11 Reviews

Over 2 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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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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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 Sherman    4 Reviews

I'm a sub in the school system and boy is it an eye opener! A LOT MORE MONEY needs to be spent here. There are so many people with very little education, few good  More

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Over 13 years ago

This is very INACCURATE. You can NOT find a decent house for $79,000 in this area unless it is a mobile home/trailer. I looked for 6 months and could NOT find a house in  More

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Over 18 years ago

Sherman is one of the nicest cities in the U.S. First, the population and the business climate is exploding, with new hotels, a convention center and 7 new banks in the  More

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