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Vestal, NY vs Mechanicsville, VA

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- The median age of a home in Vestal is 40.0% older than the median age of a home in Mechanicsville.
 Vestal, NYMechanicsville, VAUnited States
 Median Home Age55  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$351,200$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months14.8%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock48.1%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.50.8%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$7.1$11.0
 Homes Owned72.1%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock5.3%11.2%
 Homes Rented18.7%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Vestal, NYMechanicsville, VAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,880$1,840
 Studio Apartment$830  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,310$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,110  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,910$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,580  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Vestal, NYMechanicsville, VAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock0.9%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.4%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock1.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.4%3.6%
 Vacant Other4.0%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Vestal, NYMechanicsville, VAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.4%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.2%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.1%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9997.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.2%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99924.6%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock16.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99914.4%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock25.3%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9992.7%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock2.0%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9991.1%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.1%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.3%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.1%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Vestal, NYMechanicsville, VAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock16.3%13.6%
 2000 to 20093.1%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock21.7%13.6%
 1980 to 198911.6%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock15.6%14.8%
 1960 to 19694.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock4.6%10.0%
 1940 to 19497.3%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock0.7%12.2%
Reviews for Vestal    3 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Vestal is the beautiful, elitist older sibling of West Binghamton (not the first ward, the actual west Bing, near Riverside area). The area is expensive compared to  More

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Over 6 years ago

Very nice area. I live in West Binghamton and Vestal is more like this area, but a bit more pricey.  More

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Over 18 years ago

Vestal is very safe and  More

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Reviews for Mechanicsville    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Hanover High was ranked the number 1 school in the region by Richmond Magazine. Wonderful principal, committed teachers, IB diploma. We have been extremely happy with  More

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Over 16 years ago

Virginia may seem to have a reasonable income tax rate (5.0%) but when you add up all the other taxes i.e. Personal property tax, business property tax, sales tax,  More

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Over 16 years ago

Mechanicsville is a nice place to live, the climate is great. Of course it's Virginia - so if someone doesn't like the weather they just have to hang around a few days  More

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