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Towson, MD vs Pontiac, MI

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- The median age of a home in Towson is 5.1% younger than the median age of a home in Pontiac.
 Towson, MDPontiac, MIUnited States
 Median Home Age59  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$105,300$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months8.8%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock45.5%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.52.0%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$13.9$11.0
 Homes Owned54.4%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock10.8%11.2%
 Homes Rented38.0%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Towson, MDPontiac, MIUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,340$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,160  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$850$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,650  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,360$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,450  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Towson, MDPontiac, MIUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock4.3%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.9%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.4%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.3%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.5%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.2%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Towson, MDPontiac, MIUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock6.3%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.3%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock13.4%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.4%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock13.9%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9992.3%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock9.2%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99921.8%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock1.7%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99915.7%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock0.9%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9994.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.1%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9991.2%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Towson, MDPontiac, MIUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock7.6%13.6%
 2000 to 20095.7%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock5.5%13.6%
 1980 to 19899.2%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock14.4%14.8%
 1960 to 19697.2%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock20.2%10.0%
 1940 to 19499.3%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock23.3%12.2%
Reviews for Towson    3 Reviews

Because Towson university is right here, and we're not too far from downtown Baltimore, there are many bus lines running in the area. The problem though is they rarely  More

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Crowded, crime on the rise , very expensive and tax  More

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My wife and I have lived in Towson for seven and a half years. It has many of the things we want in a community but it is not our dream place to live. We would like a  More

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Reviews for Pontiac    5 Reviews

As soon as they started busing in the early 70’s, this place went to hell in a hand basket! My family moved here in the late 50’s and was once the premiere city in  More

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Like any big city, there are pockets of bad areas in the City. But in general, the Northeast corner is the best with GM powertrain, Piston Palace, Great Lake Crossing,  More

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Lived here from 1979-1998 and the schools are terrible, the future is dim and the crime, poverty and attitude is all so bad that I would not move back here to raise my  More

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