2024 Compare Cities Housing:
Ashland, MA vs Richmond, VA

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- The median age of a home in Ashland is 70.3% younger than the median age of a home in Richmond.
 Ashland, MARichmond, VAUnited States
 Median Home Age376342
 Median Home Cost$557,500$327,100$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months14.6%15.2%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.46.5%57.5%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.81.3%93.9%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$11.4$9.5$11.0
 Homes Owned72.5%38.9%57.4%
 Housing Vacant5.0%10.3%11.2%
 Homes Rented22.5%50.8%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Ashland, MARichmond, VAUnited States
 Average Rent$2,990$1,680$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,880$1,140$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,050$1,170$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,490$1,320$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,030$1,710$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,340$2,080$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Ashland, MARichmond, VAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent0.7%2.9%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.3%1.3%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale0.0%0.6%0.7%
 Vacant Sold1.6%0.6%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation0.0%0.3%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.5%4.6%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Ashland, MARichmond, VAUnited States
 Less Than $20,0000.0%1.1%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.6%0.4%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9990.0%0.9%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.0%2.9%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9990.3%4.2%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.3%11.4%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,9992.1%15.1%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99912.1%21.0%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,99925.1%16.5%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99926.4%8.6%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,99928.9%10.3%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9993.7%3.9%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9990.5%2.3%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%0.7%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.0%0.8%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Ashland, MARichmond, VAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.3%0.1%0.2%
 2010 to 201413.5%5.3%13.6%
 2000 to 200913.5%5.3%13.6%
 1990 to 199913.0%5.8%13.6%
 1980 to 198920.0%7.1%13.2%
 1970 to 19797.1%9.9%14.8%
 1960 to 196913.0%5.8%13.6%
 1950 to 195912.1%14.7%10.0%
 1940 to 19494.0%9.1%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier11.0%29.6%12.2%
Reviews for Ashland    2 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Typical Massachussetts town. Quiet, good schools, very liberal, too high property taxes, constantly on a water  More

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Ashland is settled in Middlesex county between the busy Framingham and the high end and expensive Sherborn and Natick. We have the best of both worlds, close to  More

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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Lived here for a year and it’s not perfect but it’s constantly improving now (areas redevloped, more businesses, job growth). Cost of living is great compared to  More

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Over 3 years ago

We love Richmond so much that when we talk about where we'd like to live if we could live anywhere in the US, we always come back to RVA. We live in the city proper  More

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Over 3 years ago

I'm an out-of-towner but am coming up on 1 year in Richmond. I would summarize it this way: the best thing and the worst thing about Richmond is its location. I'll  More

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