2024 Compare Cities Housing:
Hopkinton, MA vs Fairfax, VA

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- The median age of a home in Hopkinton is 63.6% younger than the median age of a home in Fairfax.
 Hopkinton, MAFairfax, VAUnited States
 Median Home Age335442
 Median Home Cost$823,300$654,200$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months14.6%8.6%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.46.5%32.2%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.81.3%55.5%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$11.4$9.4$11.0
 Homes Owned82.6%68.7%57.4%
 Housing Vacant5.3%2.2%11.2%
 Homes Rented12.0%29.1%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Hopkinton, MAFairfax, VAUnited States
 Average Rent$3,460$2,810$1,840
 Studio Apartment$2,180$1,970$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,380$2,000$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,880$2,280$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,510$2,850$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,870$3,400$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Hopkinton, MAFairfax, VAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent0.0%0.5%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%0.0%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale0.8%0.0%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%0.0%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation1.1%1.2%3.6%
 Vacant Other3.5%0.5%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Hopkinton, MAFairfax, VAUnited States
 Less Than $20,0000.0%0.2%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.0%0.0%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9990.0%0.3%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.2%0.1%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9990.2%0.2%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.1%0.8%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,9990.8%1.6%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9994.0%4.7%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,9997.9%7.0%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99914.4%17.6%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,99945.2%45.4%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,99920.2%18.2%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9995.9%3.7%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.6%0.0%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.7%0.3%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Hopkinton, MAFairfax, VAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%0.0%0.2%
 2010 to 201411.5%7.0%13.6%
 2000 to 200911.5%7.0%13.6%
 1990 to 199916.3%7.9%13.6%
 1980 to 198914.8%8.7%13.2%
 1970 to 197911.4%12.1%14.8%
 1960 to 196916.3%7.9%13.6%
 1950 to 19597.2%28.8%10.0%
 1940 to 19492.7%2.6%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier11.4%0.3%12.2%
Reviews for Hopkinton    2 Reviews

Hopkinton is a great town to raise a family. Best schools, lovely properties, lots of land, and close proximity to major roads. 45 minutes in any direction will find  More

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Hopkinton covers ups its criminal activities so they can stay on the best places to live list. A african american 16 year old girl was murdered and tied to a tree in the  More

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Reviews for Fairfax    28 Reviews

I lived in the area for 17 years through high school until I eventually became a truck driver. Having now seen most states extensively, I wanted to fairly review what  More

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Living in Fairfax, or any of the Northern Virginia suburbs of DC, means dealing with highways that are a Gordian knot of converging lanes and overpasses, making long  More

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Over 9 years ago

The Cost of living here is high. Though the standard of living is also high, unless you're making over 50,000/year, it's difficult to both live and build any sort of  More

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