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Salem, MA vs Stroudsburg, PA

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- The median age of a home in Salem is 1.6% younger than the median age of a home in Stroudsburg.
 Salem, MAStroudsburg, PAUnited States
 Median Home Age62  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$291,800$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months13.0%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock67.9%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.95.5%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$26.4$11.0
 Homes Owned48.6%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock13.8%11.2%
 Homes Rented45.6%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Salem, MAStroudsburg, PAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,650$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,630  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$920$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,190  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,670$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,940  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Salem, MAStroudsburg, PAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.3%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.5%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.5%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock1.4%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.9%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Salem, MAStroudsburg, PAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock2.2%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.4%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.0%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.5%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock3.5%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.9%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock26.6%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99915.0%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock9.0%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99925.2%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock5.7%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9992.6%  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
 Salem, MAStroudsburg, PAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock4.7%13.6%
 2000 to 20096.1%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock11.2%13.6%
 1980 to 198910.9%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock9.9%14.8%
 1960 to 19693.4%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock11.8%10.0%
 1940 to 19494.6%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock38.9%12.2%
Reviews for Salem    4 Reviews

I've been in Salem, Massachusetts for a year now because it brought me up here for my husband's job. Salem may be a great place to visit during Halloween but other  More

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Over 12 years ago

My husband and I move to Salem, MA from Long Island NY five years ago and we love it! We kept on visiting for Halloween and we just decided to move here for the hell of  More

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Over 18 years ago

We are family friendly, albeit strange. We celebrate Halloween for a month. Check out the Haunted Happenings  More

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Reviews for Stroudsburg    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I know that many people are afraid of investing in real estate right now and the lenders are stricter, but what a grand opportunity if you were thinking about buying but  More

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The Pocono area has become a suburb of NYC and the metro areas of NJ. The cost of housing has sky rocketed in the last couple of years. Also school taxes have increased  More

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