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St. Paul, MN vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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- The median age of a home in St. Paul is 52.2% older than the median age of a home in Tuscaloosa.
 St. Paul, MNTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Median Home Age69  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$192,400$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months9.2%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock46.3%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.85.8%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$3.6$11.0
 Homes Owned48.4%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock24.8%11.2%
 Homes Rented45.5%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 St. Paul, MNTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,280$1,840
 Studio Apartment$950  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$840$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,340  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,300$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,090  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 St. Paul, MNTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.5%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.6%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.6%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.4%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock16.3%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.5%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 St. Paul, MNTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock2.1%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.9%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock1.6%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock5.1%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99910.1%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock19.2%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99931.6%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock11.1%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9996.9%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock7.2%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9992.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.9%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.2%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.3%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 St. Paul, MNTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock16.7%13.6%
 2000 to 20095.5%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock14.4%13.6%
 1980 to 19896.9%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock14.9%14.8%
 1960 to 19693.6%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock8.3%10.0%
 1940 to 19497.0%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock3.6%12.2%
Reviews for St. Paul    24 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

St Paul is a nice city to live, especially for raising a family. I am a transplant, moving here 33 years ago at the age of 26. I am self employed in the remodeling  More

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Over 7 years ago

I have lived in Minnesota my whole life and I’m 50+. As you get older the humidity is unbearable and the mosquitoes seem to get bigger?! I can count on one hand how  More

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Over 8 years ago

The MPA community is the most at home I have ever felt.  More

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Reviews for Tuscaloosa    9 Reviews

This is the deal with Tuscaloosa. If you have strong family support that will keep you on track, you may be okay. Alabama has too many broken, uneducated, poor  More

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We've lived in Tuscaloosa for several years now. It's a diverse, friendly college town -- home of the University of Alabama and it's lovely campus -- that is relatively  More

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Tuscaloosa used to have some character. We had a decent live music scene, an up and coming artist community, affordable housing, and there were even several places for  More

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