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Lynden, WA vs Goldendale, WA

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- The median age of a home in Lynden is 88.5% younger than the median age of a home in Goldendale.
 Lynden, WAGoldendale, WAUnited States
 Median Home Age26  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$289,800$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months14.7%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock65.1%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.156.9%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$7.3$11.0
 Homes Owned61.3%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock5.2%11.2%
 Homes Rented35.1%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Lynden, WAGoldendale, WAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,430$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,130  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$900$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,480  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,450$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,520  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Lynden, WAGoldendale, WAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock0.0%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.6%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.0%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.4%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Lynden, WAGoldendale, WAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.0%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.9%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.0%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock5.9%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9993.8%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock24.5%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99913.0%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock22.3%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99928.7%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock0.0%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9993.4%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.2%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Lynden, WAGoldendale, WAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.9%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock12.5%13.6%
 2000 to 200921.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock17.0%13.6%
 1980 to 198913.8%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock16.3%14.8%
 1960 to 196919.8%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock16.0%10.0%
 1940 to 19493.4%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock18.0%12.2%
Reviews for Lynden    3 Reviews

Moved from Metro Philadelphia. We looked at 10 communities in the following states Del, Tenn, AZ , PA, Tex, NM, ID, WA. We narrowed it down to two great towns  More

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I've lived all over the country and Washington has some of the unfriendliest and angriest people I've met. I was told to avoid Lynden and move to Bellingham because  More

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I never fully appreciated Lynden until I moved away and came back again. It wasn't until then that I realized what a wonderful, safe and friendly community Lynden really  More

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Reviews for Goldendale    5 Reviews

GOLDENDALE is loved by a very select, elite, and religious group. I withhold using labels to describe the mentality of Goldendale, but can describe the hostile treatment  More

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Read the two reviews before I made this commentary. The reviews submitted so far are from locals who have survived some economic hard times in the area. Both of these  More

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I have lived here all of my 34 years and its has been a great place to live, raise a family, have what fun there is to have and just to relax. A beautiful place for the  More

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