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Urbana, IL vs Bloomington, IL

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- The median age of a home in Urbana is 0.0% younger than the median age of a home in Bloomington.
 Urbana, ILBloomington, ILUnited States
 Median Home Age41  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$208,600$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months14.5%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock36.2%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.46.3%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$23.6$11.0
 Homes Owned29.4%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock8.4%11.2%
 Homes Rented57.8%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Urbana, ILBloomington, ILUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,480$1,840
 Studio Apartment$860  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$860$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,010  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,500$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,370  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Urbana, ILBloomington, ILUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock4.1%1.9%
 Vacant Rented2.6%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock1.2%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.2%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.1%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.8%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Urbana, ILBloomington, ILUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock4.6%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.9%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock2.9%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9995.9%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock7.6%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99925.4%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock22.9%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99920.3%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock9.5%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9992.1%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock1.7%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.2%  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
 Urbana, ILBloomington, ILUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock15.4%13.6%
 2000 to 200915.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock17.8%13.6%
 1980 to 198911.4%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock14.5%14.8%
 1960 to 196912.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock6.8%10.0%
 1940 to 19494.6%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock15.7%12.2%
Reviews for Urbana    7 Reviews

This town is horrendous. I cannot figure out why they think they are so important, as they wouldn't even exist if the college was not here. Just another worthless 40,000  More

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Over 16 years ago

Greetings: Urbana is a good college town to live but it comes with the usual dependency on the university for most of its cultural entertainment. Thankfully, it has a  More

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Over 17 years ago

Urbana really doesn't have much in the way recreation unless, your into the partying scene and even then there are only a few hangout places. Urbana is more of a  More

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Reviews for Bloomington    18 Reviews

If you're not from here it might be hard to figure out that Bloomington and Normal are actually one city mushed together, so make sure you look up info on Normal, IL  More

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Over 11 years ago

Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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