2024 Compare Cities Housing:
Williamsport, PA vs Raleigh, NC

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- The median age of a home in Williamsport is 54.2% older than the median age of a home in Raleigh.
 Williamsport, PARaleigh, NCUnited States
 Median Home Age592742
 Median Home Cost$171,200$427,000$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months10.3%23.6%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.35.2%70.7%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.48.7%122.8%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$15.0$8.9$11.0
 Homes Owned36.3%46.7%57.4%
 Housing Vacant16.1%9.4%11.2%
 Homes Rented47.5%43.8%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Williamsport, PARaleigh, NCUnited States
 Average Rent$1,300$1,750$1,840
 Studio Apartment$770$1,240$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$850$1,280$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,030$1,450$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,320$1,780$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,420$2,350$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Williamsport, PARaleigh, NCUnited States
 Vacant For Rent6.1%3.3%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.6%2.2%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale1.5%0.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold1.1%0.6%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation0.5%0.5%3.6%
 Vacant Other6.3%2.3%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Williamsport, PARaleigh, NCUnited States
 Less Than $20,0001.5%1.4%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9992.4%0.5%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9997.2%0.6%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,99913.7%0.5%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,99916.5%0.8%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99925.7%6.6%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,99914.9%15.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99912.1%28.3%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,9993.9%18.3%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9991.2%11.0%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,9990.3%10.2%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.4%4.0%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9990.3%1.9%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%0.5%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.1%0.3%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Williamsport, PARaleigh, NCUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%0.3%0.2%
 2010 to 20143.1%23.4%13.6%
 2000 to 20093.1%23.4%13.6%
 1990 to 19991.6%18.5%13.6%
 1980 to 19895.9%16.8%13.2%
 1970 to 19798.2%9.9%14.8%
 1960 to 19691.6%18.5%13.6%
 1950 to 195910.4%4.2%10.0%
 1940 to 19496.8%1.6%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier51.6%3.1%12.2%
Reviews for Williamsport    10 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Mayor Jessie Bloom let the philly crackheads come here for rehabilitation and they did not leave. They brought their criminal ways to the port. This was once a nice town  More

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Over 8 years ago

I have lived in Williamsport my whole life, I am 32 years old, and have been married for 12 years,my wife and I just bought a house in a "bad" neighborhood, and the  More

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Over 11 years ago

the cost of living here in pa has sky rocket here in the last 4 years rents used a 3 bedroom house use to cost 500.00 a month with nothing furnish now it cost 1200  More

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Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 1 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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