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Lawton, OK vs Yelm, WA

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- The median age of a home in Lawton is 61.7% older than the median age of a home in Yelm.
 Lawton, OKYelm, WAUnited States
 Median Home Age47  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$443,200$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months17.8%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock84.1%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.34.4%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$8.6$11.0
 Homes Owned35.6%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock3.0%11.2%
 Homes Rented47.1%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Lawton, OKYelm, WAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,190$1,840
 Studio Apartment$670  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,340$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$870  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,220$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,480  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Lawton, OKYelm, WAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock0.6%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.4%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock1.8%0.7%
 Vacant Sold3.2%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.0%3.6%
 Vacant Other8.0%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Lawton, OKYelm, WAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.4%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9994.3%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock1.8%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,99912.8%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.0%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99929.1%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock3.1%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99912.0%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock42.0%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9990.4%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock2.2%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.2%  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
 Lawton, OKYelm, WAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock29.6%13.6%
 2000 to 20098.2%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock21.0%13.6%
 1980 to 198915.0%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock5.8%14.8%
 1960 to 19699.5%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock2.7%10.0%
 1940 to 19496.0%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock5.2%12.2%
Reviews for Lawton    45 Reviews

If I could give this place less than a star I would. When we moved down here from Pennsylvania we expected southern hospitality. This town is so far from that its  More

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It's a military town with nothing to offer. People will say cheap gas, cheap property, decent climate and museums. Yes this is all true of Lawton Oklahoma, BUT that's  More

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The only good thing about Lawton is that it's close to a nice wildlife refuge, which has great hiking, and some buffalo. Lawton tricked U.S. businesses into coming into  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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