2024 Compare Cities Housing:
Cartersville, GA vs Lafayette, IN

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- The median age of a home in Cartersville is 42.9% younger than the median age of a home in Lafayette.
 Cartersville, GALafayette, INUnited States
 Median Home Age355042
 Median Home Cost$299,100$198,500$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months25.8%14.6%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.87.8%58.9%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.175.0%84.4%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$8.7$6.9$11.0
 Homes Owned52.8%44.5%57.4%
 Housing Vacant8.0%6.6%11.2%
 Homes Rented39.2%48.9%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Cartersville, GALafayette, INUnited States
 Average Rent$1,440$1,270$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,040$770$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,060$890$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,200$1,050$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,460$1,290$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,790$1,620$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Cartersville, GALafayette, INUnited States
 Vacant For Rent2.8%2.4%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%0.5%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale1.8%1.0%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.6%0.3%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation1.0%0.3%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.8%2.1%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Cartersville, GALafayette, INUnited States
 Less Than $20,0002.0%0.9%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.0%0.7%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9991.2%3.2%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9992.1%10.7%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9992.8%16.7%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9998.9%31.1%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,99918.4%18.8%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99940.9%11.6%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,99916.0%4.1%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9992.6%0.9%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,9992.5%1.0%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9991.0%0.1%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9990.2%0.1%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%0.1%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.4%0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Cartersville, GALafayette, INUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.9%0.1%0.2%
 2010 to 201416.4%8.1%13.6%
 2000 to 200916.4%8.1%13.6%
 1990 to 199913.2%14.0%13.6%
 1980 to 198918.6%11.0%13.2%
 1970 to 19798.0%11.1%14.8%
 1960 to 196913.2%14.0%13.6%
 1950 to 195910.7%11.3%10.0%
 1940 to 19496.2%7.4%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier3.4%17.5%12.2%
Reviews for Cartersville    4 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

The one important thing i didn't know when moving to Cartersville 11 years ago is the coal plant on the west side of town. The town smells of sulfur and chemicals. Only  More

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Over 12 years ago

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Over 13 years ago

My city is small, friendly and cheap. There is a lot to do here. There is the new Tellus museum, local art and cultural museums. You're not too far from Tennessee,  More

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Reviews for Lafayette    16 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I have lived here for 12 years and in a smaller town 20 miles away for over 35 years and like the people. But crime is on the rise, more arrests lately related to people  More

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Over 12 years ago

Lafayette still has a small town atmosphere. It is a wonderful place to raise children. There is a strong sense of community. Unfotunately in recent years Lafayette has  More

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I can say I have lived in Lafayette Indiana for 25 years. I'll say that home is home...but I would honestly say in less your a college student at Purdue, I would never  More

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