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Commerce City, CO vs Lakewood, CO

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- The median age of a home in Commerce City is 150.0% younger than the median age of a home in Lakewood.
 Commerce City, COLakewood, COUnited States
 Median Home Age18  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$561,000$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months14.2%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock55.9%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.173.7%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$5.2$11.0
 Homes Owned72.6%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock4.8%11.2%
 Homes Rented24.0%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Commerce City, COLakewood, COUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,320$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,330  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,470$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,780  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,350$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,640  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Commerce City, COLakewood, COUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.1%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.4%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.1%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.3%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.2%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Commerce City, COLakewood, COUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.9%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.3%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.6%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.1%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.1%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9991.0%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock3.2%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99918.7%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock22.2%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99925.2%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock24.5%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.8%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock1.1%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.1%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.3%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Commerce City, COLakewood, COUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.7%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock6.6%13.6%
 2000 to 200944.5%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock11.0%13.6%
 1980 to 19894.1%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock23.6%14.8%
 1960 to 19694.1%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock12.5%10.0%
 1940 to 19492.6%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock2.5%12.2%
Reviews for Commerce City    3 Reviews

I've lived here for 12 years. Back then the houses were priced right, you could get a nice smaller house for under 100k. Right now the prices are outrageous, like  More

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I recently moved to Commerce City, specifically the Reunion/Buffalo Mesa area. I love it here - it's a great family community with a wide variety of ethnicities. There  More

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Shacks, Blue collar trash, and crime. Add in traffic, oil refineries, and the smell of fresh pretrol with a truck stop and there you have Commerce City. The name speaks  More

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Reviews for Lakewood    17 Reviews

As with most internet reviews, evaluate with a grain of sense. While the last reviewer (Ann S.) has some points about Lakewood, she is quite on the cynical and angry  More

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If you ask anyone who has lived in the Denver metro area the last decade they will tell you the entire area is going downhill as it transforms before their eyes.   More

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Over 8 years ago

I am denver south student, I just want see average of Lakewood health, but I didn'the get see in this review. By the way Lakewood is a good town I want to see all  More

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