2024 Compare Cities Housing:
Hartford, CT vs West Chester, PA

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- The median age of a home in Hartford is 2.9% older than the median age of a home in West Chester.
 Hartford, CTWest Chester, PAUnited States
 Median Home Age696742
 Median Home Cost$180,200$555,100$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months11.5%13.5%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.37.5%42.2%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.41.7%62.9%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$23.6$11.2$11.0
 Homes Owned21.6%31.1%57.4%
 Housing Vacant15.2%5.6%11.2%
 Homes Rented63.2%63.3%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Hartford, CTWest Chester, PAUnited States
 Average Rent$1,640$2,130$1,840
 Studio Apartment$910$1,300$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,100$1,470$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,370$1,780$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,670$2,160$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,030$2,510$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Hartford, CTWest Chester, PAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent6.2%1.9%1.9%
 Vacant Rented1.4%1.3%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale0.3%0.3%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.1%0.4%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation0.8%0.0%3.6%
 Vacant Other6.4%1.8%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Hartford, CTWest Chester, PAUnited States
 Less Than $20,0001.8%0.5%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.8%0.3%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9990.9%0.0%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9994.4%0.0%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9993.5%1.1%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99917.4%1.5%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,99935.8%2.2%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99921.0%11.7%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,9997.5%31.3%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9992.9%23.8%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,9992.1%19.0%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9991.0%7.7%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9990.2%0.5%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.1%0.5%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.6%0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Hartford, CTWest Chester, PAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%0.0%0.2%
 2010 to 20143.1%4.6%13.6%
 2000 to 20093.1%4.6%13.6%
 1990 to 19994.3%3.9%13.6%
 1980 to 19897.9%4.6%13.2%
 1970 to 19798.1%14.4%14.8%
 1960 to 19694.3%3.9%13.6%
 1950 to 195913.7%7.9%10.0%
 1940 to 19498.6%5.1%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier38.8%41.8%12.2%
Reviews for Hartford    23 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I love Hartford. Any naysayer is not appreciating the very real and new energy that is revitalizing the city. In conjunction with a wonderful location, relatively mild  More

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Over 3 years ago

Surprised by the low  More

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I lived in CT for about 7 years, and this place is depressing, lonely, and boring. My only entertainment in Hartford, were the Library branches for books and movies. The  More

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Reviews for West Chester    14 Reviews

We've lived in various states, small towns & big cities, all over the country and we both felt West Chester was home as soon as we hit downtown. We've been here 8 years  More

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There seems to be 2 different profiles for West Chester, PA. One says it's a town of <20K and another says it's more like a small city at over 40K. I was kind of  More

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Over 12 years ago

Good that you live in Allentown, because you sure aren't seeing the real West Chester. We're from CA, and we couldn't afford to buy a home there. WC has grown into a  More

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