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Madison, MS vs Iowa City, IA

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- The median age of a home in Madison is 52.0% younger than the median age of a home in Iowa City.
 Madison, MSIowa City, IAUnited States
 Median Home Age25  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$265,800$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months15.2%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock34.9%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.45.0%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$18.4$11.0
 Homes Owned89.3%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock8.1%11.2%
 Homes Rented5.8%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Madison, MSIowa City, IAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,610$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,330  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$940$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,580  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,630$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,180  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Madison, MSIowa City, IAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.6%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.7%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.3%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.8%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.3%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Madison, MSIowa City, IAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock3.4%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.0%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock1.5%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.3%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.8%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9995.8%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock21.5%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99929.0%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock15.2%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99911.2%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock5.2%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9993.1%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.2%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.2%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.1%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Madison, MSIowa City, IAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock13.2%13.6%
 2000 to 200926.8%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock13.5%13.6%
 1980 to 198917.9%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock14.7%14.8%
 1960 to 196933.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock6.5%10.0%
 1940 to 19490.0%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock12.7%12.2%
Reviews for Madison    19 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Forget everything you've heard about Mississippi. In 30 years, Madison and Ridgeland, sister cities, have grown from being whistle stop railroad communities into two of  More

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Madison is a beautiful city. I have been leaving here for 1year. Love it!! It's safe and has best school system in Mississippi.  More

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The Madison County area just north of Jackson is a growning community with excellent school systems both public and private. This provides oppportunity to select the  More

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Reviews for Iowa City    24 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was there 5 years. Nothing to do but we’ll go shopping... at Walmart. It lacks so many things. There is no experience here, it jumps on any political band wagon and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Entertainment lacks greatly - especially the Hancher shows. I was hoping after they rebuilt they would be getting better shows there, that didn't happen. One has to  More

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Over 7 years ago

Iowa City is great. It's diverse and never boring. There always a variety of new shops and restaurants to explore and try out. Also watching college kids do stupid  More

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