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Ottawa, IL vs Cleveland, OH

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- The median age of a home in Ottawa is 0.0% younger than the median age of a home in Cleveland.
 Ottawa, ILCleveland, OHUnited States
 Median Home Age65  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$97,300$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months8.8%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock53.2%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.36.1%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$20.1$11.0
 Homes Owned57.0%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock17.0%11.2%
 Homes Rented30.8%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Ottawa, ILCleveland, OHUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,200$1,840
 Studio Apartment$670  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$770$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$890  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,220$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,280  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Ottawa, ILCleveland, OHUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock3.1%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.9%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.6%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.5%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.5%3.6%
 Vacant Other8.0%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Ottawa, ILCleveland, OHUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock5.4%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.9%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock18.0%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9998.9%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock13.5%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99937.1%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock7.3%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99916.7%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock2.2%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9990.3%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock1.0%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.4%  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  Unlock0.1%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Ottawa, ILCleveland, OHUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock3.5%13.6%
 2000 to 20098.4%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock3.4%13.6%
 1980 to 19897.7%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock5.5%14.8%
 1960 to 19696.2%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock12.7%10.0%
 1940 to 194911.6%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock50.0%12.2%
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Reviews for Ottawa    6 Reviews
Ivy · Grand Rapids, MI
Radiation
Over 8 years ago

Have all of the radiation sites been cleaned up? If not, did the tornado stir up and blast some radiation from these sites to other  More

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Vern · Ottawa, IL
Quality of life
Over 11 years ago

Good location with low cost of living and close enough to Chicago and suburbs to take advantage of their  More

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Mike  · Ottawa, IL
Taxes are a killer
Over 15 years ago

Although Ottawa is a very nice place to live, living here is becoming rediculous...as taxes go. I bought a house less then four years ago and my taxed went from  More

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Reviews for Cleveland    95 Reviews
JC · Fairview Park, OH
Something for everyone
Over 3 years ago

I live in a suburb right outside of Cleveland. I fear Cleveland gets a bad wrap in many people eyes. Although many families moved to the area for steel and auto  More

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RobsNCLE · South Euclid, OH
Cleveland is coming alive AGAIN
Over 4 years ago

I relocated to Cleveland 8 months ago from south of Columbus, OH. Having spent a lot of time in Columbus and central Ohio, I wanted to change. So I spontaneously decided  More

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A · Nashville, TN
A great city that doesn't know how great it is.
Over 4 years ago

Lived in Cleveland for 10 years. Loved it. Of course it has its issues, but there are a lot of great things about this city, and the people that live there should  More

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