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Prestonsburg, KY vs Somerset, KY

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- The median age of a home in Prestonsburg is 4.4% younger than the median age of a home in Somerset.
 Prestonsburg, KYSomerset, KYUnited States
 Median Home Age454742
 Median Home Cost$111,800$192,700$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months16.7%16.7%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.49.8%49.8%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.64.4%64.4%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$9.5$7.6$11.0
 Homes Owned49.9%42.6%57.4%
 Housing Vacant14.4%12.0%11.2%
 Homes Rented35.6%45.4%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Prestonsburg, KYSomerset, KYUnited States
 Average Rent$890$980$1,840
 Studio Apartment$540$530$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$560$610$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$740$800$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$900$990$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,000$1,080$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Prestonsburg, KYSomerset, KYUnited States
 Vacant For Rent0.0%5.4%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%0.0%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale0.0%0.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold1.7%0.8%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation0.0%0.5%3.6%
 Vacant Other12.8%4.8%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Prestonsburg, KYSomerset, KYUnited States
 Less Than $20,00010.3%0.8%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9998.1%3.5%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9995.5%4.0%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9993.8%11.9%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9999.7%13.8%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99930.7%28.7%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,99913.5%17.3%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9998.8%14.5%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,9992.2%1.9%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9993.7%1.0%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,9990.8%0.0%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9992.2%1.8%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9990.0%0.7%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%0.0%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.7%0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Prestonsburg, KYSomerset, KYUnited States
 2015 and Newer1.4%0.0%0.2%
 2010 to 20147.2%14.2%13.6%
 2000 to 20097.2%14.2%13.6%
 1990 to 199915.2%8.6%13.6%
 1980 to 198915.0%12.3%13.2%
 1970 to 197927.3%18.6%14.8%
 1960 to 196915.2%8.6%13.6%
 1950 to 19598.6%15.0%10.0%
 1940 to 19499.5%6.1%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier3.7%13.7%12.2%
Reviews for Prestonsburg    1 Reviews

Living the past 30 years in the dry desert of the southwest, my family and I spent the past 3-years looking at potential states to move too. Some place green! We finally  More

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Reviews for Somerset    7 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

There is certainly a small town atmosphere here. It seems as if there is a high percentage of the population that wants to get Somerset "on the map", but they want to do  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have lived here since 1989. My family moved me here from Chicago Ill when I was 5 years old. Growing up in this place, I can tell you first hand what you children will  More

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Over 16 years ago

I wanted to post facts on somerset on my previous post because sometimes on bestplaces.net it is just opinions and those can be misleading or one-sided. So I posted  More

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