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Boston, MA vs Palo Alto, CA

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- The median age of a home in Boston is 24.4% older than the median age of a home in Palo Alto.
 Boston, MAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age78  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$3,107,600$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months10.7%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock18.5%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.103.4%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$7.4$11.0
 Homes Owned31.5%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock8.9%11.2%
 Homes Rented59.0%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Boston, MAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$4,050$1,840
 Studio Apartment$2,180  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,750$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,840  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$4,100$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,820  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Boston, MAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock3.2%1.9%
 Vacant Rented1.1%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.3%0.7%
 Vacant Sold1.8%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.8%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.0%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Boston, MAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.0%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.5%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.1%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.3%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.0%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.3%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock0.3%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9995.5%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock0.6%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99915.0%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock1.7%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,99914.8%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock8.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9993.2%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock75.5%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Boston, MAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock10.7%13.6%
 2000 to 20096.6%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock6.1%13.6%
 1980 to 19895.6%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock12.3%14.8%
 1960 to 19694.4%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock26.9%10.0%
 1940 to 19495.5%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock13.0%12.2%
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Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews
Peter · East Sandwich, MA
Boston is great!
Over 2 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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Richard · Revere, MA
Many pros, but all are outweighed by the cons
Over 3 years ago

I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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Ketevani · Woburn, MA
Do you want to feel poor?! Come on down!
Over 4 years ago

I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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Reviews for Palo Alto    8 Reviews
David · Palo Alto, CA
Wonderful place to live, except for the cost of li
Over 16 years ago

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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David · Menlo Park, CA
Cost of Living
Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Lawrence · Palo Alto, CA
Public transit
Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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