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Minocqua, WI vs Rochester, MN

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- The median age of a home in Minocqua is 9.4% younger than the median age of a home in Rochester.
 Minocqua, WIRochester, MNUnited States
 Median Home Age32  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$291,900$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months28.9%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock46.1%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.70.7%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$11.5$11.0
 Homes Owned35.4%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock5.6%11.2%
 Homes Rented10.5%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Minocqua, WIRochester, MNUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,730$1,840
 Studio Apartment$680  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$990$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$960  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,760$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,400  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Minocqua, WIRochester, MNUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.1%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.6%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.4%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.7%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.1%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Minocqua, WIRochester, MNUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.9%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9992.8%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.4%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9992.2%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock1.4%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99910.7%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock21.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99925.4%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock16.9%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99914.8%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock5.7%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9991.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.3%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9991.9%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.1%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Minocqua, WIRochester, MNUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.4%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock18.0%13.6%
 2000 to 200916.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock14.4%13.6%
 1980 to 198915.8%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock12.5%14.8%
 1960 to 196926.4%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock8.8%10.0%
 1940 to 19493.7%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock8.1%12.2%
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Reviews for Minocqua    3 Reviews
Barb · Minocqua, WI
The summers aren't worth the winters
Over 16 years ago

Minocqua is probably a good place to live. Almost no crime, but a rather high cost of living with wages that don't match. It's a hard cold winter and what would be a  More

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Abhd · Minocqua, WI
No Crime
Over 17 years ago

This is the safest place I have ever lived. Beautiful, safe place to raise a  More

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Glenn · Hazelhurst, WI
Tourist town
Over 18 years ago

Beautiful, but expensive place to live and overrun with tourists in the summer  More

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Tevon · Battlefield, MO
Not a city for the self sufficient law abiders
Over 4 years ago

Roch (and Minnesota) is a great place IF you live off the govt dole; subsidize undesirable things (through generous welfare benefits, lax law enforcement and sentences,  More

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Amy · Vancouver, WA
Bad for progressive thinkers and diversity
Over 5 years ago

Rochester is very vanilla. As a progressive, this place is not good. The area leans conservative and you'll see Trump signs everywhere... so that tells you the type of  More

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Jeri · Rochester, MN
Too cold for too long
Over 5 years ago

I moved here over 20 years ago from California and I was in shock for the first couple of years that people actually lived in such a cold climate! Winter starts around  More

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