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Jamestown, NY vs Palmdale, CA

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- The median age of a home in Jamestown is 52.9% older than the median age of a home in Palmdale.
 Jamestown, NYPalmdale, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age68  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$444,900$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months14.6%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock65.5%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.64.5%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$7.2$11.0
 Homes Owned41.7%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock4.8%11.2%
 Homes Rented44.1%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Jamestown, NYPalmdale, CAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,830$1,840
 Studio Apartment$570  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,740$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$820  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,870$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,110  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Jamestown, NYPalmdale, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.5%1.9%
 Vacant Rented1.1%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.5%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.6%3.6%
 Vacant Other9.3%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Jamestown, NYPalmdale, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.5%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,99913.2%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock1.4%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,99928.1%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.8%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99911.3%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock4.5%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9990.7%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock35.8%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9990.2%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock7.9%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.5%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.5%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.2%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.3%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Jamestown, NYPalmdale, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock21.1%13.6%
 2000 to 20090.4%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock24.0%13.6%
 1980 to 19893.2%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock8.2%14.8%
 1960 to 19690.7%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock6.6%10.0%
 1940 to 19498.4%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock0.8%12.2%
Reviews for Jamestown    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I have lived all over this country and can say that Jamestown is a lovely old city. It has some problems common to small, rural cities in the northeast - lack of job  More

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Over 18 years ago

We have been out West several times and find that we like the wide open spaces. Here in New York the foothills are to close and not enough open  More

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Reviews for Palmdale    35 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I've lived here for nine years and I haven't had any problems. The weather is hot during the summer we get real Summers during the winter it's cold and it's sometimes  More

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Over 6 years ago

I have lived here for many years and I wish I could move elsewhere. I have lived on both the east and west sides of this city. The west side is supposedly better and I  More

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Over 11 years ago

I live in West Palmdale, right by the mall and i just love it. The area is in need of more restaurants, preferably steak houses, a good old fashion Chinese restaurant  More

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