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Paris, TN vs Ottumwa, IA

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- The median age of a home in Paris is 28.3% younger than the median age of a home in Ottumwa.
 Paris, TNOttumwa, IAUnited States
 Median Home Age53  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$97,700$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months25.8%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock42.9%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.114.7%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$20.0$11.0
 Homes Owned47.4%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock11.0%11.2%
 Homes Rented34.7%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Paris, TNOttumwa, IAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$970$1,840
 Studio Apartment$560  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$600$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$750  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$980$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,000  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Paris, TNOttumwa, IAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock4.1%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock1.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.2%3.6%
 Vacant Other9.7%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Paris, TNOttumwa, IAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock8.4%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,99910.1%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock15.1%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9997.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock10.0%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99923.2%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock9.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9997.7%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock0.7%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9992.1%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock0.3%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
 Paris, TNOttumwa, IAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock3.5%13.6%
 2000 to 20096.7%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock5.9%13.6%
 1980 to 198913.2%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock12.3%14.8%
 1960 to 19699.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock18.8%10.0%
 1940 to 19494.7%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock33.4%12.2%
Reviews for Paris    4 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Paris is such a quaint town, so pretty and the people who live here have the best hearts! It also has everything you need to live a wonderful life. Large hospital  More

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Over 11 years ago

as for cost of living paris isn't quite so bad. though it is slowly going up like everywhere as a single mother it isn't to bad. however, it is a fast growing meth city.  More

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My concerns cover various areas. The first is the fact that Paris is trying so hard to become a tourist area, which is fine. However, now and especially after it does  More

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Reviews for Ottumwa    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Ottumwa has a seemingly high rate of theft-related crimes as well as drug use which I'm sure correlates to the incidences of assault. For a community of 20-30,000, the  More

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Over 16 years ago

ottumwa, Iowa has no diverse culture. It is not very open especially when it comes to branching out to new ideas of others culture...The idea of culture here is the pro  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living and housing 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Very poor school system 3. Economically depressed 4.  More

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