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Penn Hills, PA vs Houlton, ME

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- The median age of a home in Penn Hills is 1.6% younger than the median age of a home in Houlton.
 Penn Hills, PAHoulton, MEUnited States
 Median Home Age64  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$132,600$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months11.3%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock71.4%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.82.5%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$14.0$11.0
 Homes Owned65.1%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock11.9%11.2%
 Homes Rented25.2%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Penn Hills, PAHoulton, MEUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,090$1,840
 Studio Apartment$890  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$670$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,130  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,110$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,560  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Penn Hills, PAHoulton, MEUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock3.6%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.3%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock3.3%0.7%
 Vacant Sold1.8%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.9%3.6%
 Vacant Other6.4%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Penn Hills, PAHoulton, MEUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock4.1%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.7%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock5.8%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,99918.6%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock15.2%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99931.3%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock12.8%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9993.7%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock2.7%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9990.1%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock1.9%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.5%  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  Unlock0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Penn Hills, PAHoulton, MEUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock4.0%13.6%
 2000 to 20091.2%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock8.4%13.6%
 1980 to 19894.1%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock10.6%14.8%
 1960 to 19692.7%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock17.7%10.0%
 1940 to 194911.7%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock31.5%12.2%
Reviews for Penn Hills    2 Reviews

I was born at Mercy Hospital - now U. of Pittsburgh Med. Ctr. in the 1950's. I grew up for the first 5 years in Penn Hills. It was idyllic area for a kid. We lived on  More

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Over 17 years ago

Commuting into the city of Pittsburgh from Penn Hills is very frustrating. A 10-mile trip can take 45 minutes, even outside of normal rush-hour  More

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Reviews for Houlton    1 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I have lives in Memphis TN, Buenos Aires Argentina and just outside of Sydney Australia in the Blue Mountains and I have to say, while they all have some amazing things  More

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