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- The median age of a home in Chester is 12.5% older than the median age of a home in Bluefield.
 Chester, WVBluefield, WVUnited States
 Median Home Age80  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$91,800$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months8.1%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock35.8%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.56.9%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$5.1$11.0
 Homes Owned64.9%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock15.8%11.2%
 Homes Rented21.0%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Chester, WVBluefield, WVUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$890$1,840
 Studio Apartment$610  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$530$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$790  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$900$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,140  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Chester, WVBluefield, WVUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.8%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock1.7%0.7%
 Vacant Sold4.1%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock1.4%3.6%
 Vacant Other0.0%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Chester, WVBluefield, WVUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock6.1%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9999.9%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock16.6%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,99913.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock12.5%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99917.6%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock2.6%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9995.9%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock5.4%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9990.0%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock1.5%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Chester, WVBluefield, WVUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock0.9%13.6%
 2000 to 20093.8%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock3.9%13.6%
 1980 to 19891.3%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock11.1%14.8%
 1960 to 196918.5%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock18.9%10.0%
 1940 to 194911.2%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock32.9%12.2%
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Reviews for Chester    2 Reviews
Darlene · New Manchester, WV
Great place to live...
Over 5 years ago

Great place to raise kids  More

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CHUNK · Washington, DC
Small town USA
Over 17 years ago

There are several nice places to eat is this town. Alot of the restaurants have a wonderful breaffast. Here I want to talk about one place in particular and one of  More

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Reviews for Bluefield    1 Reviews
Daniel · Bluefield, WV
It's a good place to buy a home at a low price
Over 4 years ago

My wife and I retired here.I was born near Bluefield WV but worked in NC all of my adult life. There's better opportunities for work in NC, especially Raleigh and  More

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