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Scales Mound, IL vs Dixon, IL

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- The median age of a home in Scales Mound is 41.3% younger than the median age of a home in Dixon.
 Scales Mound, ILDixon, ILUnited States
 Median Home Age46  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$133,400$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months14.1%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock42.4%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.50.3%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$25.3$11.0
 Homes Owned69.0%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock9.3%11.2%
 Homes Rented20.7%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Scales Mound, ILDixon, ILUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,070$1,840
 Studio Apartment$580  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$640$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$770  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,090$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,040  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Scales Mound, ILDixon, ILUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.4%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock3.7%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock1.4%3.6%
 Vacant Other6.4%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Scales Mound, ILDixon, ILUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock2.2%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.4%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock5.4%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9997.9%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock17.4%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99924.3%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock10.5%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99910.7%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock1.8%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9990.0%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock2.2%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.2%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Scales Mound, ILDixon, ILUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock5.5%13.6%
 2000 to 20095.4%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock5.6%13.6%
 1980 to 19895.4%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock17.1%14.8%
 1960 to 19698.4%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock14.6%10.0%
 1940 to 19497.9%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock30.6%12.2%
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Moved out of the Chicago Suburbs 16 years ago and won't go back. Housing is low cost, everything from gas prices to home prices lower than the suburbs and you can get  More

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Over 16 years ago

The economy here is not as good as everyone says it is. There are no jobs here, and the ones a person does find are low paying and/or temporary. The city government  More

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