2024 Compare Cities Housing:
Meridian, ID vs Federal Way, WA

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- The median age of a home in Meridian is 117.6% younger than the median age of a home in Federal Way.
 Meridian, IDFederal Way, WAUnited States
 Median Home Age173742
 Median Home Cost$486,400$542,500$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months15.6%14.8%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.127.5%61.9%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.260.0%167.2%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$6.1$10.2$11.0
 Homes Owned75.5%52.1%57.4%
 Housing Vacant2.5%4.8%11.2%
 Homes Rented22.0%43.1%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Meridian, IDFederal Way, WAUnited States
 Average Rent$2,100$2,530$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,080$1,590$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,230$1,630$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,520$1,910$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,130$2,560$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,500$2,990$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Meridian, IDFederal Way, WAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent0.3%2.3%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.2%0.3%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale0.5%0.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.3%0.1%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation0.7%0.1%3.6%
 Vacant Other0.6%1.4%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Meridian, IDFederal Way, WAUnited States
 Less Than $20,0001.6%2.1%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.1%1.3%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9991.1%0.7%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.0%0.6%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9990.5%0.7%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9991.5%1.2%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,9994.4%6.1%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99925.2%14.7%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,99929.6%26.7%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99919.6%24.7%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,99913.5%16.1%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9991.4%3.0%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9990.3%1.3%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.1%0.1%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.2%0.6%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Meridian, IDFederal Way, WAUnited States
 2015 and Newer1.4%0.1%0.2%
 2010 to 201436.9%8.1%13.6%
 2000 to 200936.9%8.1%13.6%
 1990 to 199924.0%18.7%13.6%
 1980 to 19893.6%23.7%13.2%
 1970 to 19795.4%21.7%14.8%
 1960 to 196924.0%18.7%13.6%
 1950 to 19590.7%3.3%10.0%
 1940 to 19490.2%0.8%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier1.0%0.9%12.2%
Reviews for Meridian    18 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

New to the area and so far we think it's a great place to live compared to Denver, where we moved from. Quality of life is so much better here! A lot less traffic than  More

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I have been here since 2013 and have watched child after child be diagnosed with Cancer. Many of the children have been diagnosed with "rare" Cancers. It has been  More

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Over 6 years ago

It has changed a lot over the years... Crime rates are still low and people are overall still nice HOWEVER way too many people are moving to my wonderful town! All the  More

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Reviews for Federal Way    14 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

A suburb of The Emerald City (Seattle, WA), Federal Way has become yet another go-to place for affluent travelers and transplants from states all over the nation. The  More

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I want to move my family to austin i havent bin there but we want some ware housing is affortable i have four boys age 6,3,2 and a baby of 2 months and ware theres jobs  More

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I have lived in Brooklyn NY, West Palm Beach & Port St Lucie, FL and now Federal Way, WA. While the cost of living here is higher than Florida, it is definitely lower  More

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