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Rocky Mount, NC vs Greenville, NC

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- The median age of a home in Rocky Mount is 34.9% older than the median age of a home in Greenville.
 Rocky Mount, NCGreenville, NCUnited States
 Median Home Age432842
 Median Home Cost$174,300$209,200$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months19.4%19.4%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.58.8%59.5%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.64.4%64.6%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$8.8$11.0$11.0
 Homes Owned41.8%29.0%57.4%
 Housing Vacant16.1%13.0%11.2%
 Homes Rented42.1%58.1%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Rocky Mount, NCGreenville, NCUnited States
 Average Rent$1,250$1,410$1,840
 Studio Apartment$750$840$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$750$850$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$930$1,050$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,270$1,430$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,390$1,790$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Rocky Mount, NCGreenville, NCUnited States
 Vacant For Rent1.8%3.0%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.5%1.7%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale1.2%0.1%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.2%0.2%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation0.8%1.1%3.6%
 Vacant Other11.6%6.8%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Rocky Mount, NCGreenville, NCUnited States
 Less Than $20,0006.8%1.2%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9995.4%1.3%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9995.2%2.3%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,99911.0%4.3%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,99913.2%8.9%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99926.5%24.7%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,99914.4%21.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9999.3%18.1%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,9994.2%8.7%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9991.9%5.7%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,9991.6%3.0%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.1%0.4%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9990.4%0.4%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%0.0%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.0%0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Rocky Mount, NCGreenville, NCUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%0.2%0.2%
 2010 to 201413.4%24.8%13.6%
 2000 to 200913.4%24.8%13.6%
 1990 to 199914.7%20.9%13.6%
 1980 to 198913.9%13.3%13.2%
 1970 to 197919.4%12.2%14.8%
 1960 to 196914.7%20.9%13.6%
 1950 to 195912.8%5.0%10.0%
 1940 to 19493.1%2.4%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier9.0%2.1%12.2%
Reviews for Rocky Mount    8 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Anarchy. Not a good place to live. People drag race up and down the roads at all hours when elderly relatives and neighbors are trying to sleep, and the police here do  More

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Okay, I'm writing this review because I use this site a lot. I think there's some mis-information about Rocky Mount here. Truth be made known, it is neither as good, nor  More

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Over 13 years ago

I move from Washington DC to rocky mount nc nov2008 and I sold my home in Dc and brought a home in rockymount cash money.But Know ready to leave should I hold on to this  More

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Reviews for Greenville    27 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Greenville is congested, dirty, drug and bug infested. Poverty levels rising because the elite in the city pool their resources to keep the housing prices extremely high  More

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Love this place, it's changed so much over the past 5 to 10 years and is growing in such a great direction. I can't wait to see how it grows in the years to come. Cost  More

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Over 8 years ago

absolutely avoid this place. I was (also) tricked to work at ECU unless someone thinks I am dumb enough to willfully drive 953 miles away from a vested position for a  More

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