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McHenry, IL vs Grinnell, IA

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- The median age of a home in McHenry is 62.5% younger than the median age of a home in Grinnell.
 McHenry, ILGrinnell, IAUnited States
 Median Home Age32  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$182,700$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months14.5%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock42.3%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.54.6%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$16.2$11.0
 Homes Owned73.5%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock5.4%11.2%
 Homes Rented24.2%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 McHenry, ILGrinnell, IAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,220$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,240  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$800$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,550  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,240$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,340  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 McHenry, ILGrinnell, IAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock0.8%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock1.6%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.4%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.7%3.6%
 Vacant Other0.2%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 McHenry, ILGrinnell, IAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock3.1%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.1%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock1.9%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9992.3%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock12.5%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99916.2%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock24.4%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99935.6%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock4.5%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9990.7%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock0.5%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.3%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 McHenry, ILGrinnell, IAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock5.1%13.6%
 2000 to 200925.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock7.5%13.6%
 1980 to 198913.6%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock16.6%14.8%
 1960 to 196918.4%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock11.2%10.0%
 1940 to 19491.3%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock25.9%12.2%
Reviews for Mchenry    5 Reviews

I was transferred to Northern Illinois and I made the disastrous decision to put down roots in McHenry County, IL. As noted above, property taxes are the highest in all  More

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I've Lived in McHenry for over 23yrs and it is still not that bad of a place to live at. However, Crime has been on the rise, heroin and coke are a real problem in  More

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being a veteran of McHenry for over 20yrs. McHenry is a alright place to be, but heroin and coke are major problems there...crime is on the rise, doesn't seem to show a  More

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Reviews for Grinnell    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Planning on moving to CA...well, actually BACK to CA... Too Cold  More

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