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Scottsboro, AL vs Madison, AL

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- The median age of a home in Scottsboro is 48.9% older than the median age of a home in Madison.
 Scottsboro, ALMadison, ALUnited States
 Median Home Age45  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$356,000$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months23.2%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock77.4%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.85.8%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$5.4$11.0
 Homes Owned59.1%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock3.0%11.2%
 Homes Rented27.1%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Scottsboro, ALMadison, ALUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,610$1,840
 Studio Apartment$560  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,050$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$740  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,630$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,250  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Scottsboro, ALMadison, ALUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock0.3%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.3%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.8%0.7%
 Vacant Sold2.4%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.4%3.6%
 Vacant Other9.1%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Scottsboro, ALMadison, ALUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.2%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9992.1%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.5%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9999.1%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock2.4%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99919.1%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock14.3%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99916.3%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock18.6%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9992.2%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock9.2%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9991.4%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.3%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9991.2%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.1%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Scottsboro, ALMadison, ALUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock26.3%13.6%
 2000 to 20096.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock25.9%13.6%
 1980 to 198912.5%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock6.7%14.8%
 1960 to 196916.1%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock1.4%10.0%
 1940 to 19496.7%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock1.0%12.2%
Reviews for Scottsboro    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

My wife and I left Anaheim, CA in 2005 to live in Scottsboro, AL so she could be near her mom who had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease. We knew her mom's end  More

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Over 17 years ago

I moved to Scottsboro in the summer of 1981. I arrived with a suitcase full of hopes and dreams, a one year old little boy, and my nurses license. Now it is 2008, I am  More

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Over 18 years ago

I feel as though I live in one of the best kept secrets at least in the south, Scottsboro, Alabama. I am originally from Rhode Island but have lived here for almost  More

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Reviews for Madison    11 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

My wife and I moved from Atlanta, GA area in 2016 when I retired. We have now lived in Huntsville for 4 years and now in Madison for almost 4 years. We were thinking  More

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Low crime. Traffic not too bad even during peak times. Covert classim and racism. A stick with our own mentality. Not very diverse primarily just blacks and whites.  More

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Madison is nice. The schools are excellent, which is why we chose to live here. The job market is good for anyone with an engineering degree or ex military, but for  More

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