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St. Marys, PA vs Murphysboro, IL

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- The median age of a home in St. Marys is 0.0% younger than the median age of a home in Murphysboro.
 St. Marys, PAMurphysboro, ILUnited States
 Median Home Age60  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$90,100$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months14.3%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock35.0%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.51.5%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$21.9$11.0
 Homes Owned71.8%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock12.5%11.2%
 Homes Rented21.4%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 St. Marys, PAMurphysboro, ILUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,030$1,840
 Studio Apartment$550  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$610$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$820  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,040$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,210  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 St. Marys, PAMurphysboro, ILUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock0.9%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.9%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.0%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.9%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 St. Marys, PAMurphysboro, ILUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock4.5%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9995.8%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock21.7%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,99912.3%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock11.4%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99921.2%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock1.2%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99912.0%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock3.6%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9991.6%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock0.0%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.0%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
 St. Marys, PAMurphysboro, ILUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.8%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock4.7%13.6%
 2000 to 20094.5%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock6.0%13.6%
 1980 to 198912.2%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock17.9%14.8%
 1960 to 19698.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock8.1%10.0%
 1940 to 19497.2%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock29.7%12.2%
Reviews for St. Marys    4 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

The population continues to decline in St. Marys. The Census Bureau came out with their latest numbers and the population continues to decline. In 2011 it was at  More

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Over 12 years ago

This place is full of nothing but old people and rednecks. They have no idea what the rest of the world is like because they are very isolated geographically and  More

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St. Marys, and the whole Elk County area are a textbook example of the term "Brain Drain." Ever since the mid to late 90's, most of the youth that went away to college  More

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Reviews for Murphysboro    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

We moved to Murphysboro, IL from unincorporated Hinsdale, Timberlake area and love it down here. I grew up in Burr Ridge my entire life. Murphysboro has so many outdoors  More

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I have worked here for two years as a school teacher. However, I do live in another community. I have come to appreciate and admire the strong community spirit and  More

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I've lived in this town for my whole life and there are some ups and downs for this town, like where some people lives are really hostile and stuff but other places in  More

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