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Lake Oswego, OR vs Battle Creek, MI

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- The median age of a home in Lake Oswego is 62.5% younger than the median age of a home in Battle Creek.
 Lake Oswego, ORBattle Creek, MIUnited States
 Median Home Age40  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$152,200$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months12.2%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock56.2%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.140.8%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$19.1$11.0
 Homes Owned65.7%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock10.6%11.2%
 Homes Rented27.2%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Lake Oswego, ORBattle Creek, MIUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,250$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,930  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$810$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,360  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,270$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,850  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Lake Oswego, ORBattle Creek, MIUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock3.8%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.3%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.1%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock1.0%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.9%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Lake Oswego, ORBattle Creek, MIUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock3.0%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.2%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock14.5%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.2%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock12.5%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.9%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock13.7%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9994.7%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock3.6%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9997.4%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock0.5%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,99920.5%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9993.5%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Lake Oswego, ORBattle Creek, MIUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.4%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock7.0%13.6%
 2000 to 20098.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock9.3%13.6%
 1980 to 198921.8%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock10.3%14.8%
 1960 to 196915.7%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock17.5%10.0%
 1940 to 19493.4%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock30.8%12.2%
Reviews for Lake Oswego    14 Reviews

I have lived occasionally in Lake Oswego with my sister who married a LO man and found it very sweet. He was raised there by hard-working parents who had fantastic work  More

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Over 6 years ago

Retired in Lake Oswego to be close to family and Live in a beautiful little city. We call it Paradise. We’ve had part-time property in Oregon for 20 years and we have  More

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Ive lived here 22 years and it has gone from a charming small town to a congested pass thru neighborhood. People are rude, traffic a nightmare and we hate it here but  More

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Reviews for Battle Creek    11 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

you need to really pay attention to the neighborhood you select. There are some great older neighborhoods with fantastic houses in the city, but those might only be one  More

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Over 13 years ago

Battle Creek is moderately ok in the summer months but any other time it is cold or cloudy and unpleasant. You better have warm clothes to survive the cold winter that  More

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Over 16 years ago

Battle Creek is a great place to raise a family. Sometimes hard to get people to move here but once here nobody wants to leave. Summers are absolutely beautiful. Yes  More

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