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Kennewick, WA vs Yelm, WA

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- The median age of a home in Kennewick is 57.1% older than the median age of a home in Yelm.
 Kennewick, WAYelm, WAUnited States
 Median Home Age42  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$443,200$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months17.6%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock84.1%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.125.0%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$8.6$11.0
 Homes Owned59.6%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock3.0%11.2%
 Homes Rented34.6%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Kennewick, WAYelm, WAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,190$1,840
 Studio Apartment$830  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,340$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,210  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,220$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,990  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Kennewick, WAYelm, WAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock0.6%1.9%
 Vacant Rented1.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock1.8%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.5%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.0%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.6%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Kennewick, WAYelm, WAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.4%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9992.4%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock1.8%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.9%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.0%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9996.5%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock3.1%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99934.5%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock42.0%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9998.3%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock2.2%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock1.1%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Kennewick, WAYelm, WAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock29.6%13.6%
 2000 to 200915.8%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock21.0%13.6%
 1980 to 19897.4%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock5.8%14.8%
 1960 to 196914.5%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock2.7%10.0%
 1940 to 19493.3%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock5.2%12.2%
Reviews for Kennewick    24 Reviews

Born here and lived most of my 48 years here. If people haven't gotten out and explored the versatility of this place to entertain a population at my levels and options  More

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I have lived here a few years and it’s the worst place I’ve ever been. The “ nice weather” people refer to is 100 degree hot can’t even stand outside at 9am without  More

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Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived here for 30 years. Very good place to live. Three major rivers meet here. The Columbia, Snake and Yakima rivers. So if you like fishing or boating it’s a  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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