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Roswell, GA vs Norcross, GA

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- The median age of a home in Roswell is 9.1% older than the median age of a home in Norcross.
 Roswell, GANorcross, GAUnited States
 Median Home Age33  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$293,800$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months23.0%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock78.1%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.166.8%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$9.7$11.0
 Homes Owned66.6%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock3.0%11.2%
 Homes Rented28.3%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Roswell, GANorcross, GAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,870$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,620  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,380$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,870  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,900$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,770  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Roswell, GANorcross, GAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.8%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.3%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.2%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.0%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.3%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Roswell, GANorcross, GAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.8%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.1%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock1.1%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.1%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.2%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9992.2%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock17.7%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99915.6%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock14.2%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99919.6%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock16.2%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9995.9%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock2.9%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.4%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Roswell, GANorcross, GAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock16.0%13.6%
 2000 to 200913.5%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock31.1%13.6%
 1980 to 198932.1%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock8.5%14.8%
 1960 to 196923.7%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock2.2%10.0%
 1940 to 19490.3%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock3.0%12.2%
Reviews for Roswell    16 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I just moved here from out of state was excited because the area is beautiful, beautiful homes, parks, and schools have great ratings. Everyone seems nice when we are  More

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Over 8 years ago

While the public schools are good, they are constantly being under-funded and classroom sizes are increasing. You can get a decent home for the money here, but the area  More

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Over 8 years ago

We recently relocated (cross country) to Roswell, GA, and our family could not have found a better place. This is a family friendly town, with an abundance of activities  More

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Reviews for Norcross    7 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

The historic downtown offers a great sense of community place. Traffic is bad, but that's pretty normal for anywhere in the Atlanta metro.  More

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If you've not visited Historic Downtown Norcross, you've no idea about the quality of life in the city limits. True, there is a strong international community along the  More

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Over 16 years ago

There is some type of crime everywhere. I do understand concern with safety and quality of life. I have lived in and know of "nice" heighborhoods where there were  More

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