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Mount Vernon, MO vs Sparta, MO

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- The median age of a home in Mount Vernon is 35.7% older than the median age of a home in Sparta.
 Mount Vernon, MOSparta, MOUnited States
 Median Home Age42  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$227,800$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months20.0%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock66.7%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.92.0%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$7.9$11.0
 Homes Owned47.8%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock8.2%11.2%
 Homes Rented37.6%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Mount Vernon, MOSparta, MOUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,110$1,840
 Studio Apartment$580  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$630$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$730  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,130$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,170  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Mount Vernon, MOSparta, MOUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.1%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.8%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.7%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.0%3.6%
 Vacant Other7.0%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Mount Vernon, MOSparta, MOUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock2.7%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.0%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock1.8%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,99912.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock16.5%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99933.7%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock38.2%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9994.5%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock1.4%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9990.0%  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  Unlock0.0%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
 Mount Vernon, MOSparta, MOUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock32.3%13.6%
 2000 to 200916.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock27.4%13.6%
 1980 to 198917.4%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock8.1%14.8%
 1960 to 196911.4%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock3.2%10.0%
 1940 to 19495.2%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock6.8%12.2%
Reviews for Mount Vernon    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Mt. Vernon has a varity of small suburb areas. They lay on the north edge, filling the boundries at the beginning of hwy 174 and the high school(built in 1997), to the  More

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Reviews for Sparta    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Sparta would be a great place to live if you like extreme quiet, the elderly (and not much more) There are few children. Sparta is building a new high school when the  More

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