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Mountain Home, AR vs Joplin, MO

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- The median age of a home in Mountain Home is 5.0% younger than the median age of a home in Joplin.
 Mountain Home, ARJoplin, MOUnited States
 Median Home Age40  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$166,600$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months23.4%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock56.5%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.72.5%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$7.4$11.0
 Homes Owned54.5%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock11.6%11.2%
 Homes Rented39.9%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Mountain Home, ARJoplin, MOUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,050$1,840
 Studio Apartment$590  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$670$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$790  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,070$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,120  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Mountain Home, ARJoplin, MOUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.4%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.7%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.5%3.6%
 Vacant Other0.2%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Mountain Home, ARJoplin, MOUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock2.0%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.5%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock7.2%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9997.1%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock12.3%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99936.1%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock15.5%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99913.1%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock4.5%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9991.9%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock1.3%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9991.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.1%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
 Mountain Home, ARJoplin, MOUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock10.6%13.6%
 2000 to 20099.1%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock13.5%13.6%
 1980 to 198921.7%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock9.8%14.8%
 1960 to 196916.3%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock11.3%10.0%
 1940 to 19491.5%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock16.2%12.2%
Reviews for Mountain Home    14 Reviews

As for the haters- ANYONE should know something about ANY area before they jump in- if you do not do your research and purposely spend some time in any area before  More

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I lived in Mountain Home in the 60s ,70s, and part of the 80s. The biggest mistake I ever made was leaving there. I want to go back. We have smog, dirty air, fires from  More

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Over 7 years ago

First of all, let me head off some of the arguments that usually accompany critical reviews: the people who live here are for the most part, warm, welcoming, friendly  More

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Reviews for Joplin    22 Reviews

Wow, this content is dated. Here's an update on Joplin: The Joplin community is rapidly becoming an affordable, livable version of the urban lifestyle that offers  More

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Over 10 years ago

Joplin is inexpensive to live in however humidity is through the roof if you have a roof due to the threat of tornados here. Winters are mild but usually instead of  More

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Over 12 years ago

Winter lasts about 4 months and is fairly cold. Mostly cloudy and dreary with very little if any snow. Spring lasts about 6 weeks and has plenty of rain. Summer lasts  More

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