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Wilmington, NC vs Madison, AL

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- The median age of a home in Wilmington is 34.3% older than the median age of a home in Madison.
 Wilmington, NCMadison, ALUnited States
 Median Home Age35  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$356,000$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months24.7%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock77.4%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.114.4%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$5.4$11.0
 Homes Owned41.5%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock3.0%11.2%
 Homes Rented48.2%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Wilmington, NCMadison, ALUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,610$1,840
 Studio Apartment$850  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,050$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,260  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,630$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,150  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Wilmington, NCMadison, ALUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock0.3%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.6%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.8%0.7%
 Vacant Sold1.5%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.4%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.8%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Wilmington, NCMadison, ALUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.2%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.5%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.5%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.6%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock2.4%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99910.5%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock14.3%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99925.8%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock18.6%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9998.2%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock9.2%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9994.3%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.3%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9991.1%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.1%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Wilmington, NCMadison, ALUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock26.3%13.6%
 2000 to 200915.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock25.9%13.6%
 1980 to 198915.3%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock6.7%14.8%
 1960 to 196917.3%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock1.4%10.0%
 1940 to 19495.5%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock1.0%12.2%
Reviews for Wilmington    71 Reviews

I was born here and I will update more at a later time. First and most important, teh average cost of a 1br apt in Wilmington is approximately $1,800. Rentals have  More

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I think that a lot has changed since covid for this city and will continue to keep changing with our insane economy. But I was born and raised in Wilmington and have  More

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Scotty · 

Wilmington NC was once a wonderful city filled with Southern charm, history, safety and natural beauty. Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More

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Reviews for Madison    11 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

My wife and I moved from Atlanta, GA area in 2016 when I retired. We have now lived in Huntsville for 4 years and now in Madison for almost 4 years. We were thinking  More

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Low crime. Traffic not too bad even during peak times. Covert classim and racism. A stick with our own mentality. Not very diverse primarily just blacks and whites.  More

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Madison is nice. The schools are excellent, which is why we chose to live here. The job market is good for anyone with an engineering degree or ex military, but for  More

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