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Forest, VA vs Prior Lake, MN

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- The median age of a home in Forest is 13.8% older than the median age of a home in Prior Lake.
 Forest, VAPrior Lake, MNUnited States
 Median Home Age29  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$486,900$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months17.9%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock45.3%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.60.7%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$11.3$11.0
 Homes Owned71.6%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock2.7%11.2%
 Homes Rented24.1%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Forest, VAPrior Lake, MNUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,940$1,840
 Studio Apartment$880  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,180$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,020  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,970$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,520  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Forest, VAPrior Lake, MNUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock0.3%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.8%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.4%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.4%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.2%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Forest, VAPrior Lake, MNUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.9%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.7%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.0%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.3%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.7%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9997.2%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock7.5%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99931.7%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock23.9%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99911.3%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock14.2%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.8%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock2.9%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.7%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Forest, VAPrior Lake, MNUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock26.1%13.6%
 2000 to 200917.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock20.5%13.6%
 1980 to 198926.8%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock10.8%14.8%
 1960 to 196920.2%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock3.1%10.0%
 1940 to 19490.5%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock1.0%12.2%
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Reviews for Forest    1 Reviews
Carmela · Forest, VA
Forest is a Great Place to live
Over 18 years ago

I moved to Forest a little over a year ago. I have to say that the peace and quiet agrees with me. I love the beautiful scenic view, the lack of crowds, and the  More

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Reviews for Prior Lake    3 Reviews
Jennifer · Prior Lake, MN
Love it!
Over 13 years ago

Prior Lake is an amazing place to raise a family and to live. The city puts a lot of money into community events that are almost always free or of low cost. From the  More

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Marianne · Prior Lake, MN
PL Has it all!
Over 15 years ago

A beautiful, quiet, friendly community built around a lovely good sized lake. Prior Lake is only a short drive away from many fun and exciting cultural, sporting,  More

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Lynne · Prior Lake, MN
Prior Lake---an outlying "suburb" of Minneapolis
Over 18 years ago

We actually live in Credit River Township, but our mailing address is Prior Lake. Our real estate taxes help pay for the schools in Prior Lake, but, in Credit River  More

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