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Fresno, CA vs Yelm, WA

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- The median age of a home in Fresno is 57.1% older than the median age of a home in Yelm.
 Fresno, CAYelm, WAUnited States
 Median Home Age42  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$443,200$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months16.6%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock84.1%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.149.6%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$8.6$11.0
 Homes Owned45.2%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock3.0%11.2%
 Homes Rented49.8%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Fresno, CAYelm, WAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,190$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,050  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,340$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,330  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,220$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,150  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Fresno, CAYelm, WAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock0.6%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.5%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock1.8%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.2%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.0%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.7%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Fresno, CAYelm, WAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.4%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.6%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock1.8%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9991.1%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.0%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9996.1%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock3.1%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99934.2%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock42.0%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9999.2%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock2.2%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9991.9%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock1.1%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.4%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Fresno, CAYelm, WAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock29.6%13.6%
 2000 to 200912.4%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock21.0%13.6%
 1980 to 198913.8%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock5.8%14.8%
 1960 to 196915.2%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock2.7%10.0%
 1940 to 19495.2%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock5.2%12.2%
Reviews for Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  More

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Reviews for Yelm    2 Reviews

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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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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