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Rockford, IL vs New York, NY

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- The median age of a home in Rockford is 20.3% younger than the median age of a home in New York.
 Rockford, ILNew York, NYUnited States
 Median Home Age59  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$677,200$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months12.6%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock30.6%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.55.4%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$8.6$11.0
 Homes Owned48.5%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock9.5%11.2%
 Homes Rented41.6%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Rockford, ILNew York, NYUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$3,210$1,840
 Studio Apartment$630  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,300$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$940  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$3,260$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,310  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Rockford, ILNew York, NYUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.3%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.3%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.6%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.2%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock2.1%3.6%
 Vacant Other5.5%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Rockford, ILNew York, NYUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.7%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9996.0%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.7%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,99916.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.4%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99924.0%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock2.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9998.4%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock8.2%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9990.6%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock27.5%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.1%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock11.1%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock7.7%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Rockford, ILNew York, NYUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock5.4%13.6%
 2000 to 20095.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock3.8%13.6%
 1980 to 19898.4%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock7.0%14.8%
 1960 to 19699.1%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock12.9%10.0%
 1940 to 19497.8%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock39.9%12.2%
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Reviews for Rockford    54 Reviews
Ariele · Rockford, IL
Love it
Over 5 years ago

I've lived here my whole life . I love  More

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Kristin · Belvidere, IL
Property Taxes Will Kill You
Over 6 years ago

I was raised in the area and lived here 3/4 of my life. Rockford has definitely made efforts to bring events into the area so there are things to do and they have  More

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Peter · South Beloit, IL
Making Progress!
Over 6 years ago

Rockford has made great strides in the past 20 years. Downtown used to be a ghost town. Now, there are activities almost every weekend. City government has worked to  More

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Reviews for New York    330 Reviews
Cat · Austin, TX
I grew up in the South, and I think NYC is great
Over 4 years ago

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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Christopher · Charlotte, NC
Charlotte Nc vs NYC , New York
Over 4 years ago

New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Tully · Boston, MA
new york still sucks
Over 4 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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