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As of 2010-2014, median price of a house in Mars Area School District is $255,100, which is higher than the state average of $164,900 and is higher than the national average of $175,700. The median year that a house in Mars Area School District was built is 1992, which is newer than the median year for a house built in the state which is 1961 and is newer than the median year for a house built in the USA which is 1976.

Topics:House Value Housing Occupancy Year Structure Built Mortgage Status Mortgage Owner's Costs None-Mortgage Owner's Costs Units in Structure Rooms Bedrooms House Heating Fuel Gross Rent Vehicle Available

House Value

Median Value of a Total of 6,208 Owner Occupied Houses in Mars Area School District, #48

Mars Area School District	255,100 USD
Pennsylvania	164,900 USD
U.S.	175,700 USD

Median House Price Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Mars Area School District	17.88%
Pennsylvania	70.00%
U.S.	46.91%

*The Mars Area School District median house price growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Pennsylvania and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $50K or Less, $50-100K, $100-150K, $150-200K, $200-300K, $300-500K, $500-1M, $1M or More

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical house value data.

Housing Occupancy

	Mars Area School District	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Total Housing Units	8,132, see rank, 100%	5,578,393	132,741,033
Occupied Housing Units	7,744, 95.23%, see rank	88.87%	87.55%
Owner Occupied	6,208, 76.34%, see rank	61.78%	56.34%
Renter Occupied	1,536, 18.89%, see rank	27.10%	31.21%
Vacant Housing Units	388, 4.77%, see rank	11.13%	12.45%
For Rent	19, 0.23%, see rank	1.77%	2.34%
For Sale Only	71, 0.87%, see rank	1.08%	1.20%
Rented or Sold, Not Occupied	152, 1.87%, see rank	0.87%	0.92%
For Seasonal, Recreational, or Occasional Use	43, 0.53%, see rank	3.08%	3.97%
For Migrant Workers	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.03%
Other Vacant	103, 1.27%, see rank	4.31%	4.00%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical housing occupancy data.

Year Structure Built

Median Built Year, #2

Mars Area School District	Pennsylvania	U.S.
1992	1961	1976

Ranks: 1995 or earlier, 1960-1969, 1970-1979, 1980-1989, 1990-2000, 2000-2010

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical year structure built data.

Mortgage Status

	Mars Area School District	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Owner-Occupied Units	6,208	100%	3,446,230	74,787,460
With a Mortgage	4,348	70.04%, see rank	61.86%	65.58%
Without a Mortgage	1,860	29.96%, see rank	38.14%	34.42%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical mortgage status data.

Monthly Owner Costs for Housing Units with a Mortgage

Median Owner Costs, see rank

Mars Area School District	1,821 USD
Pennsylvania	1,443 USD
U.S.	1,522 USD

Owner Costs Distribution

Monthly Owner Costs	Mars Area School District	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
$299 or Less	9	0.21%, see rank	0.14%	0.20%
$300 to $499	21	0.48%, see rank	1.71%	1.59%
$500 to $699	160	3.68%, see rank	5.59%	5.01%
$700 to $999	297	6.83%, see rank	15.72%	14.32%
$1,000 to $1,499	1,213	27.90%, see rank	30.12%	27.90%
$1,500 to $1,999	750	17.25%, see rank	21.20%	20.35%
$2,000 to $2,999	1,391	31.99%, see rank	18.03%	19.52%
$3,000 or More	507	11.66%, see rank	7.50%	11.12%

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Median Percentage, see rank

Mars Area School District	22.40% of the Total Income
Pennsylvania	22.70% of the Total Income
U.S.	23.70% of the Total Income

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Distribution

	Mars Area School District	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
10% or Less	458	10.53%, see rank	6.45%	5.86%
10% to 20%	1,405	32.31%, see rank	34.37%	31.95%
20% to 30%	1,303	29.97%, see rank	28.10%	27.64%
30% to 40%	618	14.21%, see rank	12.95%	13.74%
40% or More	564	12.97%, see rank	17.70%	20.29%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical monthly owner costs for housing units with a mortgage data.

Monthly Owner Costs for Housing Units without a Mortgage

Median Owner Costs, see rank

Mars Area School District	588 USD
Pennsylvania	495 USD
U.S.	457 USD

Owner Costs Distribution

Monthly Owner Costs	Mars Area School District	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
$199 or Less	3	0.16%, see rank	3.93%	7.76%
$200 to $299	24	1.29%, see rank	10.62%	14.70%
$300 to $499	635	34.14%, see rank	36.51%	34.63%
$500 to $699	582	31.29%, see rank	26.66%	21.16%
$700 or More	616	33.12%, see rank	22.28%	21.75%

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Median Percentage, see rank

Mars Area School District	12.20% of the Total Income
Pennsylvania	13.50% of the Total Income
U.S.	12.30% of the Total Income

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Distribution

	Mars Area School District	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
10% or Less	772	41.51%, see rank	35.42%	40.19%
10% to 20%	567	30.48%, see rank	33.18%	31.47%
20% to 30%	318	17.10%, see rank	14.06%	12.24%
30% to 40%	109	5.86%, see rank	6.58%	5.64%
40% or More	94	5.05%, see rank	9.77%	9.16%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical monthly owner costs for housing units without a mortgage data.

Units in Structure

	Mars Area School District	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Total Housing Units	8,132, 100%	5,578,393	132,741,033
1-unit, Detached	5,391, 66.29%, see rank	57.06%	61.65%
1-unit, Attached	1,214, 14.93%, see rank	18.34%	5.82%
2 Units	171, 2.10%, see rank	4.68%	3.75%
3 or 4 Units	190, 2.34%, see rank	4.14%	4.43%
5 to 9 Units	149, 1.83%, see rank	3.34%	4.78%
10 or More Units	557, 6.85%, see rank	8.30%	13.08%
Mobile Home, Boat, RV, Van, etc.	460, 5.66%, see rank	4.13%	6.49%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical units in structure data.

Rooms

	Mars Area School District	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Total Housing Units	8,132, 100%	5,578,393	132,741,033
1 Room	126, 1.55%, see rank	1.73%	1.95%
2 Rooms	62, 0.76%, see rank	1.73%	2.48%
3 Rooms	320, 3.94%, see rank	7.21%	9.13%
4 Rooms	507, 6.23%, see rank	12.40%	16.60%
5 Rooms	1,537, 18.90%, see rank	16.40%	20.41%
6 Rooms	1,424, 17.51%, see rank	21.82%	18.06%
7 Rooms	1,017, 12.51%, see rank	14.82%	12.27%
8 Rooms	1,166, 14.34%, see rank	10.70%	8.48%
9 Rooms or More	1,973, 24.26%, see rank	13.18%	10.60%
Median Rooms	6.60, see rank	6.00	5.50

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical rooms data.

Bedrooms

	Mars Area School District	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Total Housing Units	8,132, 100%	5,578,393	132,741,033
No Bedroom	128, 1.57%, see rank	1.91%	2.17%
1 Bedroom	397, 4.88%, see rank	10.50%	11.16%
2 Bedrooms	1,607, 19.76%, see rank	23.23%	26.69%
3 Bedrooms	3,535, 43.47%, see rank	43.09%	39.70%
4 Bedrooms	2,036, 25.04%, see rank	17.04%	16.05%
5 or More Bedrooms	429, 5.28%, see rank	4.22%	4.22%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical bedrooms data.

House Heating Fuel

	Mars Area School District	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Total Housing Units	7,744, 100%	4,957,736	116,211,092
Utility Gas	5,420, 69.99%, see rank	51.01%	48.85%
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas	190, 2.45%, see rank	3.81%	4.86%
Electricity	1,299, 16.77%, see rank	21.18%	36.68%
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc.	755, 9.75%, see rank	18.77%	5.86%
Coal or Coke	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.37%	0.12%
Wood	47, 0.61%, see rank	2.87%	2.12%
Solar Energy	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.05%
Other Fuel	13, 0.17%, see rank	0.65%	0.47%
No Fuel Used	20, 0.26%, see rank	0.30%	1.00%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical house heating fuel data.

Gross Rent

Monthly Rental	Mars Area School District	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Occupied Units Paying Rent	1,388, 100%	1,418,302	39,201,928
$199 or Less	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.98%	1.50%
$200 to $299	66, 4.76%, see rank	4.36%	3.18%
$300 to $499	45, 3.24%, see rank	9.44%	7.37%
$500 to $699	162, 11.67%, see rank	19.30%	16.01%
$700 to $999	358, 25.79%, see rank	32.15%	29.17%
$1,000 to $1,499	267, 19.24%, see rank	23.68%	26.88%
$1,500 to $1,999	159, 11.46%, see rank	5.77%	9.79%
$2,000 or More	331, 23.85%, see rank	3.33%	6.10%
Median	$1,149, see rank	$832	$920

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical gross rent data.

Vehicle Available

	Mars Area School District	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Occupied Housing Units	7,744, 100%	4,957,736	116,211,092
No Vehicles Available	405, 5.23%, see rank	11.52%	9.12%
1 Vehicles Available	1,835, 23.70%, see rank	34.19%	33.80%
2 Vehicles Available	3,919, 50.61%, see rank	36.47%	37.48%
3 or More Vehicles Available	1,585, 20.47%, see rank	17.82%	19.61%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical vehicle available data.