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Merrillville, IN vs Crown Point, IN

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- The median age of a home in Merrillville is 29.5% older than the median age of a home in Crown Point.
 Merrillville, INCrown Point, INUnited States
 Median Home Age44  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$324,200$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months13.9%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock54.9%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.75.5%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$10.9$11.0
 Homes Owned64.1%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock2.4%11.2%
 Homes Rented29.8%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Merrillville, INCrown Point, INUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,420$1,840
 Studio Apartment$870  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$960$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,270  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,440$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,730  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Merrillville, INCrown Point, INUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock0.3%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.7%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.2%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.1%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.4%3.6%
 Vacant Other3.4%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Merrillville, INCrown Point, INUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock3.5%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9993.0%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.5%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9993.5%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.8%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99931.9%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock24.4%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99916.7%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock14.9%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9990.3%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock1.9%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.1%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.2%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.2%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Merrillville, INCrown Point, INUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock25.0%13.6%
 2000 to 200915.7%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock11.1%13.6%
 1980 to 19898.9%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock19.9%14.8%
 1960 to 196915.2%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock5.2%10.0%
 1940 to 19495.2%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock7.2%12.2%
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Reviews for Merrillville    3 Reviews
Edna · Indianapolis, IN
Nope
Over 5 years ago

too close to Gary with that  More

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Vernon · Merrillville, IN
Good place to raise a family
Over 13 years ago

Just thirty minuits from Chicago . Good schools. Low cost of  More

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Abhd · Crown Point, IN
Ok place to visit but I wouldn't want to live here
Over 20 years ago

Reasonable cost of living and fairly safe. Also close to Chitown so the cultural stuff is there. Shopping is run of the mill brand name franchises, nothing too  More

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Reviews for Crown Point    6 Reviews
Leslie · Casper, WY
Women Stay Away
Over 6 years ago

Lived there for ten years and it's too saturated with crime because it's located so close to Gary IN. People are unfriendly and there's the "good ol' boy mentality  More

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Haidy · Crown Point, IN
Good Schools bad Health Care System
Over 9 years ago

Good Schools bad Health Care  More

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Dan · Crown Point, IN
Typical midwest climate
Over 12 years ago

Like all of northwest Indiana, the weather in Crown Point is affected by Lake Michigan. When July and August temps reach into the upper 90s a few miles south of here,  More

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