2024 Compare Cities Housing:
Sheffield, AL vs Scranton, PA

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- The median age of a home in Sheffield is 15.8% younger than the median age of a home in Scranton.
 Sheffield, ALScranton, PAUnited States
 Median Home Age576642
 Median Home Cost$101,200$135,700$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months19.8%17.7%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.62.1%50.2%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.74.6%54.9%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$4.7$17.1$11.0
 Homes Owned46.3%42.6%57.4%
 Housing Vacant19.1%14.7%11.2%
 Homes Rented34.6%42.7%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Sheffield, ALScranton, PAUnited States
 Average Rent$980$1,250$1,840
 Studio Apartment$570$690$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$610$810$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$800$990$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$990$1,270$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,240$1,390$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Sheffield, ALScranton, PAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent3.9%2.2%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%1.3%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale0.4%0.6%0.7%
 Vacant Sold1.4%1.2%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation0.7%0.9%3.6%
 Vacant Other12.6%8.6%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Sheffield, ALScranton, PAUnited States
 Less Than $20,0002.0%1.3%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9999.0%2.9%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9997.7%8.3%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,99914.6%14.4%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,99912.9%15.2%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99926.2%27.3%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,99914.1%17.5%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99910.1%9.3%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,9992.2%2.2%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9990.5%0.5%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,9990.0%0.8%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.0%0.3%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9990.0%0.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.7%0.0%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.0%0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Sheffield, ALScranton, PAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%0.0%0.2%
 2010 to 20144.3%2.1%13.6%
 2000 to 20094.3%2.1%13.6%
 1990 to 19993.5%3.6%13.6%
 1980 to 19896.7%5.1%13.2%
 1970 to 197914.6%7.3%14.8%
 1960 to 19693.5%3.6%13.6%
 1950 to 195914.7%10.3%10.0%
 1940 to 194911.1%8.6%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier14.0%53.2%12.2%
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I retired and moved here in 2008 because it was a cheap place to live and my house cost only $70,000 in '08. I found through time that the city is low in crime, has a  More

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LOVE LIVING IN NORTH SCRANTON PA....MY WIFE AND I HAVE LIVED HERE FOR 12 YEARS AND HAVE MET SO MANY NICE PEOPLE. BEING FROM NY DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN WE MOVED  More

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I HAVE LIVED IN NORTH SCRANTON FOR 10YRS, I REALLY ENJOY LIFE HERE. THERE IS SO MUCH TO OFFER, SUPER LOW COST OF LIVING, HOUSING IS CHEAP TO BUY FOR A NICE HOME. WE HAVE  More

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