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Wheaton, IL vs Boise City, ID

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- The median age of a home in Wheaton is 21.7% older than the median age of a home in Boise City.
 Wheaton, ILBoise City, IDUnited States
 Median Home Age46  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$478,900$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months12.6%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock104.1%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.63.3%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$7.3$11.0
 Homes Owned69.7%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock4.7%11.2%
 Homes Rented24.7%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Wheaton, ILBoise City, IDUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,920$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,410  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,120$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,750  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,940$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,640  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Wheaton, ILBoise City, IDUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock0.9%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.4%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.7%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock1.0%3.6%
 Vacant Other0.9%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Wheaton, ILBoise City, IDUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.7%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.7%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock1.1%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.2%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.6%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9994.3%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock9.2%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99919.5%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock22.0%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99918.5%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock13.1%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9993.6%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock1.6%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.2%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.4%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Wheaton, ILBoise City, IDUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock11.0%13.6%
 2000 to 20094.3%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock22.5%13.6%
 1980 to 198919.5%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock17.1%14.8%
 1960 to 19699.1%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock6.8%10.0%
 1940 to 19492.7%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock6.2%12.2%
Reviews for Wheaton    12 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Wheaton is a pretty safe place to live. There are few major crimes that occur each year. It scored an 80 out of 1000 on City Data information.  More

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We moved here from the fast pace of a big city in another state and immediately loved the small town feel to Wheaton. It is a very nice place to live, and there is a lot  More

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Over 16 years ago

Housing is expensive but real estate taxes are even higher. I can no longer afford to live  More

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Reviews for Boise City    131 Reviews

The people that made Boise the really appealing small-town America kind of place it was 30-40 years ago are gone. I moved here about 30 years ago. I'm not immediately  More

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My wife and I moved here in 2018 with pans to eventually buy a house and start a family. We bought a house at the end of 2019, if we hadn't there's no way we could  More

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Boise is often characterized as a right-leaning city, as Sperling mistakenly did in their synopsis of Boise. But, the truth is the city its not just blue; it is deep,  More

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