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Melbourne, FL vs Park Forest, IL

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- The median age of a home in Melbourne is 70.3% younger than the median age of a home in Park Forest.
 Melbourne, FLPark Forest, ILUnited States
 Median Home Age37  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$137,600$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months26.8%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock41.6%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.211.6%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$21.0$11.0
 Homes Owned51.2%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock10.0%11.2%
 Homes Rented35.8%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Melbourne, FLPark Forest, ILUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,840$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,030  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,280$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,470  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,870$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,340  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Melbourne, FLPark Forest, ILUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock0.6%1.9%
 Vacant Rented1.2%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock3.0%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.7%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.0%3.6%
 Vacant Other4.2%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Melbourne, FLPark Forest, ILUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock13.9%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9992.1%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock9.3%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9993.5%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock11.7%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99914.1%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock7.5%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99929.1%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock0.8%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9994.8%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock0.2%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9991.5%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.2%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.5%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Melbourne, FLPark Forest, ILUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock3.0%13.6%
 2000 to 200913.3%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock5.4%13.6%
 1980 to 198926.2%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock9.6%14.8%
 1960 to 196916.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock47.5%10.0%
 1940 to 19491.0%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock2.3%12.2%
Reviews for Melbourne    28 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Moved here from Ohio 3 months ago, trying not to be disappointed, there isn't much to do, its really small and shopping is bad. I wanted out of Cleveland but didn't  More

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I have lived in many areas of this town. It is growing and has a nice selection of older and very new areas. The access to beaches and parks is quick and well kept.   More

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The rating on here is accurate. Crime is rather high. There's shootings and killings constantly. If you're coming from another state, just check floridatoday.com at  More

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Reviews for Park Forest    4 Reviews

I'm happy to share that it IS coming back. I'm very thankful we found this community. Our family (husband, wife, 1 young child) recently bought our a little house here  More

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Park Forest is beautiful, but it's going down. You can see tons of green, an excellent library, but also plenty of vacant buildings. In its hay day, it must have been  More

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Over 12 years ago

No disrespect to the remaining officials and friends from my upbringing; but, leave town. I read how Park forest continues to fight off urban decay. It's simply a  More

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