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Lynden, WA vs Mesa, AZ

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- The median age of a home in Lynden is 26.9% younger than the median age of a home in Mesa.
 Lynden, WAMesa, AZUnited States
 Median Home Age26  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$425,900$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months14.7%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock91.8%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.156.9%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$5.1$11.0
 Homes Owned61.3%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock12.4%11.2%
 Homes Rented35.1%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Lynden, WAMesa, AZUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,360$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,130  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,470$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,480  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,390$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,520  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Lynden, WAMesa, AZUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.7%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.6%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock7.3%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.4%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Lynden, WAMesa, AZUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock4.7%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.9%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock1.8%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock1.7%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9993.8%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock10.6%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99913.0%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock21.2%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99928.7%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock6.7%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9993.4%  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  Unlock0.4%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Lynden, WAMesa, AZUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.9%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock14.6%13.6%
 2000 to 200921.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock20.9%13.6%
 1980 to 198913.8%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock20.1%14.8%
 1960 to 196919.8%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock3.0%10.0%
 1940 to 19493.4%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock0.5%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 Mesa    61 Reviews

Mesa is a really good city despite some trouble with Superstition Springs and the failure that is Fiesta Mall, there is nice areas throughout and some areas that need to  More

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As someone who was born in Mesa and has lived here in the 85210 in Dobson Ranch for the last 13 years after moving out from Chandler. I can tell you that most of the  More

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I’m a native to Arizona and growing up here has taught me that people just don’t care, and the Mormon community is huge! It’s normal in the state of AZ for kids to start  More

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