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Rochester, NY vs Jonesboro, GA

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- The median age of a home in Rochester is 12.3% older than the median age of a home in Jonesboro.
 Rochester, NYJonesboro, GAUnited States
 Median Home Age57  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$240,700$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months14.2%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock83.2%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.78.2%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$8.3$11.0
 Homes Owned32.9%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock10.4%11.2%
 Homes Rented56.0%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Rochester, NYJonesboro, GAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,630$1,840
 Studio Apartment$820  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,200$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,160  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,650$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,560  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Rochester, NYJonesboro, GAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock6.7%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.8%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.3%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.0%3.6%
 Vacant Other5.5%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Rochester, NYJonesboro, GAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock4.4%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9995.9%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock18.2%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,99919.6%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock9.6%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99918.8%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock4.7%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9996.6%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock0.0%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9991.3%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock2.5%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9991.1%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.1%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Rochester, NYJonesboro, GAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock4.0%13.6%
 2000 to 20091.4%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock6.2%13.6%
 1980 to 19894.9%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock29.3%14.8%
 1960 to 19693.3%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock15.1%10.0%
 1940 to 19498.1%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock6.0%12.2%
Reviews for Rochester    79 Reviews

Stay out of the rougher patches, and you'll find a pretty solid city. I live within close proximity to it, and the crime from it DOES rub off on us (auto theft), but  More

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Rochester isn't perfect (I'll detail pros and cons), but it's certainly perfect for me and my husband. We've lived here for 4 years and are getting ready to purchase our  More

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Rochester is a scenic city with so much to offer in terms of things to do and having 4 seasons, except the summer is more like a long spring!! It's a relatively unknown  More

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Reviews for Jonesboro    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I moved to Jonesboro from Plantation, Florida. Jonesboro is like any other town within a big city. The area that I came from in Florida is ft. lauderdale. There were  More

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Jonesboro has changed a lot in the past 8 years. It's the type of place you might raise kids if you just left a city like Oakland or Detroit. The food scene is  More

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The crime rate has increased here, but it has everywhere in the Atlanta metro area. Marvin has put his comments in every section. He has  More

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