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Wheaton, IL vs Charleston, SC

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- The median age of a home in Wheaton is 32.6% older than the median age of a home in Charleston.
 Wheaton, ILCharleston, SCUnited States
 Median Home Age46  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$493,200$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months12.6%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock67.9%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.63.3%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$4.9$11.0
 Homes Owned69.7%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock13.1%11.2%
 Homes Rented24.7%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Wheaton, ILCharleston, SCUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,200$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,410  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,590$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,750  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,230$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,640  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Wheaton, ILCharleston, SCUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.9%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.4%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.7%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock3.8%3.6%
 Vacant Other0.9%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Wheaton, ILCharleston, SCUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.7%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.7%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.7%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.2%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.8%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9994.3%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock4.6%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99919.5%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock23.5%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99918.5%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock16.2%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9993.6%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock3.9%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.2%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock2.1%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Wheaton, ILCharleston, SCUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock20.0%13.6%
 2000 to 20094.3%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock10.6%13.6%
 1980 to 198919.5%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock8.8%14.8%
 1960 to 19699.1%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock5.5%10.0%
 1940 to 19492.7%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock11.9%12.2%
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Reviews for Wheaton    12 Reviews
Gordon · Wheaton, IL
Safe Place to Live
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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Brianna · Wheaton, IL
Beautiful Place to Live, But Something is Missing
Over 13 years ago

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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Julie · Wheaton, IL
property taxes
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 Charleston    76 Reviews
Robin · Charleston, SC
Fabulous
Over 2 years ago

Charleston is beautiful and unique and incredibly special. If you don't believe me, just ask Anthony Bourdain in his Parts Unknown episode - and he was an insightful  More

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Carmen · Upper East Side, NY
Frightening rate of medical malpractice.
Over 4 years ago

Serious lack of health care and "good old boys club" whereby doctors will not even see the patient but diagnose them based on referring doctor. My sister died there for  More

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fran · Isle of Palms, SC
Paradise lost!
Over 5 years ago

Boy, has this once beautiful town changed...for the worse! I initially moved here 20 years ago because the people were so nice, no traffic, great choice of hospitals,  More

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