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Powder Springs, GA vs Athens-Clarke County, GA

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- The median age of a home in Powder Springs is 28.6% younger than the median age of a home in Athens-Clarke County.
 Powder Springs, GAAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 Median Home Age28  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$280,500$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months25.8%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock84.7%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.175.0%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$9.8$11.0
 Homes Owned74.4%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock5.0%11.2%
 Homes Rented21.3%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Powder Springs, GAAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,360$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,480  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$910$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,710  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,380$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,540  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Powder Springs, GAAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.6%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.8%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.7%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.1%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Powder Springs, GAAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock4.6%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.0%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock2.3%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9991.3%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock4.3%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99914.7%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock19.4%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99931.0%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock10.4%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9993.7%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock5.6%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.9%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.2%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Powder Springs, GAAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock17.6%13.6%
 2000 to 200918.1%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock18.6%13.6%
 1980 to 198921.3%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock15.8%14.8%
 1960 to 196930.4%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock6.6%10.0%
 1940 to 19490.3%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock5.1%12.2%
Reviews for Powder Springs    3 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I have spent over a decade living in Powder Springs and if you take anything from my review let it be it's a great place to live if you have money and are Caucasian but  More

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Over 19 years ago

Too many cars, too few direct routes, too few left turn lanes. The traffic here is bad just about all the time, not just "rush hour". Going to the YMCA can be a  More

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Over 20 years ago

Powder Springs is great! It's a wonderful place to raise a family. Good schools, incredibly cheap housing, cute, with an old-south charm. The people are remarkably  More

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Reviews for Athens-Clarke County    27 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Athens is really a jewel hidden in & of itself. This place had so much stuff; it's constantly changing. They have city transit. They're expanding the highway and  More

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I absolutely love Athens, Ga. I grew up traveling the world, the first place that I have ever lived in for more than 5 years in a row was Athens, Ga. I cam here in 96  More

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The "Old South" is alive and well, thing about Baptists is they look like real people. Also come late Spring several religious groups feel they have the right to knock  More

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