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Murray, KY vs Bowling Green, KY

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- The median age of a home in Murray is 15.4% older than the median age of a home in Bowling Green.
 Murray, KYBowling Green, KYUnited States
 Median Home Age39  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$234,900$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months15.7%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock51.9%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.55.6%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$8.5$11.0
 Homes Owned33.7%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock10.0%11.2%
 Homes Rented48.0%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Murray, KYBowling Green, KYUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,150$1,840
 Studio Apartment$590  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$790$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$780  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,170$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,050  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Murray, KYBowling Green, KYUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock4.5%1.9%
 Vacant Rented2.9%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.2%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.9%3.6%
 Vacant Other8.8%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Murray, KYBowling Green, KYUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock3.5%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.9%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock2.3%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9995.1%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock4.8%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99919.2%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock22.3%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99923.8%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock9.9%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9990.4%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock2.2%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.3%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.6%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.4%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Murray, KYBowling Green, KYUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.8%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock19.4%13.6%
 2000 to 200911.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock14.2%13.6%
 1980 to 198910.6%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock11.4%14.8%
 1960 to 196919.2%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock7.4%10.0%
 1940 to 19494.8%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock5.0%12.2%
Reviews for Murray    11 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

This is a town with 18,000 people and 15 banks. I had the law called on me for sitting at the end of washed out road, essentially a dead end, eating my meal and  More

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Over 13 years ago

I lived in Illinois for twenty years and have not had as many problems as I have had in the past four months living here in murray. There are alot of hateful people that  More

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Ive lived in murry for 5 years. Originally from Southern California. People say there is nothing to do in Murray. Well, if your looking for someone to entertain you  More

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Reviews for Bowling Green    7 Reviews

I have lived in Bowling Green 12 years, prior to that I lived in the Terre Haute IN area. Compared to Terre Haute, my husband and I much prefer BG. The winters are much  More

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Over 7 years ago

I was born in BG 62 yrs ago. I left at 17 and returned in 2015. Compared to Texas & the west, BG is the worst. If you like sunshine (I do), it is horrible in BG.  More

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I have lived in Bowling Green for almost seven years now. I'm originally from the Oklahoma City/Moore OK area. My husband and I moved here for his job. Honestly,  More

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