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South Amboy, NJ vs Linden, NJ

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- The median age of a home in South Amboy is 11.3% older than the median age of a home in Linden.
 South Amboy, NJLinden, NJUnited States
 Median Home Age716342
 Median Home Cost$405,800$420,400$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months15.1%13.9%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.43.3%43.7%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.60.4%66.2%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$22.3$30.1$11.0
 Homes Owned53.4%57.0%57.4%
 Housing Vacant4.9%5.4%11.2%
 Homes Rented41.8%37.6%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 South Amboy, NJLinden, NJUnited States
 Average Rent$2,110$1,890$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,230$1,060$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,390$1,260$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,760$1,510$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,140$1,920$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,360$2,260$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 South Amboy, NJLinden, NJUnited States
 Vacant For Rent0.0%1.4%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%0.0%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale1.4%0.1%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%0.6%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation0.0%0.0%3.6%
 Vacant Other3.5%3.4%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 South Amboy, NJLinden, NJUnited States
 Less Than $20,0000.4%1.6%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.6%1.1%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9990.0%0.2%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.0%0.1%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9990.0%0.5%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.8%3.1%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,9993.9%9.5%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99934.2%31.9%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,99944.9%27.8%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9997.6%17.0%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,9996.8%6.5%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.0%0.0%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9990.0%0.4%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%0.0%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.6%0.3%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 South Amboy, NJLinden, NJUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%0.0%0.2%
 2010 to 201410.3%4.4%13.6%
 2000 to 200910.3%4.4%13.6%
 1990 to 19995.4%5.7%13.6%
 1980 to 19891.4%7.6%13.2%
 1970 to 19794.4%9.2%14.8%
 1960 to 19695.4%5.7%13.6%
 1950 to 195911.8%24.4%10.0%
 1940 to 19499.6%11.8%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier39.9%19.0%12.2%
Reviews for South Amboy    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

The town used to be middle class and affordable but costs are goin up and lower class is movin in time to move  More

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Over 15 years ago

South Amboy ranked 52 in the top 100 best places to live in NJ in 2008, by NJ Monthly  More

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Reviews for Linden    5 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

How could Linden's are quality go from 24 to 92.5 in one year? I live in Linden. They did not close refineries and plant a thousand trees. I can see the air-and  More

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Over 17 years ago

I've lived here for the past 3 years renting 1st floor of a two family house. 3 blocks from train station to NYC. Shopping centers all around. Very strong polish  More

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Moved to Linden a year ago, and really love it. It is bordered on the north by a pretty shady area of Roselle, but that hasn't affected the QOL here. The city is very  More

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