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Happy Valley, OR vs Albany, OR

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- The median age of a home in Happy Valley is 147.1% younger than the median age of a home in Albany.
 Happy Valley, ORAlbany, ORUnited States
 Median Home Age17  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$392,400$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months12.2%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock69.9%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.140.8%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$13.0$11.0
 Homes Owned82.7%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock4.6%11.2%
 Homes Rented14.3%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Happy Valley, ORAlbany, ORUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,660$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,610  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$970$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,970  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,680$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,210  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Happy Valley, ORAlbany, ORUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.1%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.3%0.7%
 Vacant Sold1.2%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.0%3.6%
 Vacant Other0.4%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Happy Valley, ORAlbany, ORUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock2.5%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.3%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock2.0%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.3%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock1.5%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.5%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock10.2%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9991.6%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock27.3%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99919.7%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock4.3%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,99911.2%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.3%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.9%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Happy Valley, ORAlbany, ORUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock18.2%13.6%
 2000 to 200930.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock16.9%13.6%
 1980 to 19893.9%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock22.2%14.8%
 1960 to 196919.6%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock8.6%10.0%
 1940 to 19490.4%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock7.0%12.2%
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Reviews for Happy Valley    4 Reviews
Sao · Happy Valley, OR
Nice Place To Live
Over 14 years ago

Happy Valley, OR is a great place to live. Just east of Portland its on a hill where you could see the beautiful city(Portland) in the valley. All the beautiful lights  More

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RH · Damascus, OR
Nice place to live
Over 14 years ago

Left NYC and moved straight to Portland 5 years ago. I'm in early 40s with kids and wife and they love it here  More

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Corina · Damascus, OR
Damascus
Over 15 years ago

Damascus is a quiet community just East of Portland. We are close to Gresham, Clackamas, and Boring/Sandy. There is farm land out this way, nice friendly people and the  More

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Reviews for Albany    25 Reviews
Sean · Oceanside, CA
Good retirement choice.
Over 2 years ago

I only lived in Albany 1 year. But I found the weather to be quite Mild. The Housing more affordable than Corvallis. I was shocked to find that nearby Corvallis gets  More

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Diane · Albany, OR
Cost of living well worth it
Over 3 years ago

I've been living in Albany about 4.5 years. Moved up from Southern California to escape high home prices and the cost of living and clogged freeways. Now it's not sunny  More

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Jayeson · San Francisco, CA
Silence is Golden
Over 4 years ago

Ten months and ongoing in Albany, from the SF Bay Area. Much less crime here, much quieter here, more courteous and sane drivers here by far. We have been able to  More

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