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Covington, WA vs Yelm, WA

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- The median age of a home in Covington is 40.0% older than the median age of a home in Yelm.
 Covington, WAYelm, WAUnited States
 Median Home Age30  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$443,200$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months14.8%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock84.1%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.167.2%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$8.6$11.0
 Homes Owned77.2%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock3.0%11.2%
 Homes Rented18.7%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Covington, WAYelm, WAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,190$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,960  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,340$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,360  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,220$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,700  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Covington, WAYelm, WAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock0.6%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock1.8%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.4%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.0%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.8%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Covington, WAYelm, WAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.4%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.8%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock1.8%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.0%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.4%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock3.1%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99910.0%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock42.0%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99925.4%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock2.2%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9992.5%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock1.1%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
 Covington, WAYelm, WAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.5%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock29.6%13.6%
 2000 to 200921.7%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock21.0%13.6%
 1980 to 198913.3%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock5.8%14.8%
 1960 to 196916.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock2.7%10.0%
 1940 to 19490.3%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock5.2%12.2%
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Reviews for Covington    2 Reviews
Phiroum · Kent, WA
Location
Over 16 years ago

The City of Covington is rich in small town character and beautiful natural environment. It is family-oriented, safe, and pedestrian-friendly town that is rapidly  More

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Sally · Kent, WA
A safe neighborhood
Over 17 years ago

Covington is relatively safe. Our idea of crime is when someone drives on the park grass. We had a rash of vehicle thefts a couple of years ago, but they caught the  More

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Reviews for Yelm    2 Reviews
Louis · Yelm, WA
Quality of Life
Over 16 years ago

Yelm is a very nice city to live in. Small enough to have that small town flavor but big enough not to be cramped. Has access to pretty much everywhere you want to go.  More

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jennifer · Yelm, WA
Yelm is our little known secret, don't tell anyone
Over 16 years ago

I've lived in Yelm 2 years now and LOVE IT! We moved here to get away of the crazyness and extreamly crampedness of the "suburbia"of Puyallup which is just outside of  More

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