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Lynden, WA vs Mount Vernon, WA

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- The median age of a home in Lynden is 30.8% younger than the median age of a home in Mount Vernon.
 Lynden, WAMount Vernon, WAUnited States
 Median Home Age263442
 Median Home Cost$562,000$517,600$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months14.7%14.7%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.71.5%71.5%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.156.9%156.9%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$7.4$10.4$11.0
 Homes Owned61.3%61.3%57.4%
 Housing Vacant3.6%2.0%11.2%
 Homes Rented35.1%36.6%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Lynden, WAMount Vernon, WAUnited States
 Average Rent$2,070$1,870$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,130$890$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,200$1,050$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,480$1,330$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,100$1,890$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,520$2,190$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Lynden, WAMount Vernon, WAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent0.5%0.0%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%0.2%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale1.2%0.2%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.6%0.2%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation0.0%0.4%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.4%1.0%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Lynden, WAMount Vernon, WAUnited States
 Less Than $20,0002.2%3.4%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.9%2.6%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9990.0%1.5%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.0%0.7%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9990.4%0.9%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9993.8%1.9%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,9991.2%5.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99913.0%23.2%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,99930.1%30.5%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99928.7%19.0%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,99915.6%9.9%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9993.4%0.6%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9990.5%0.2%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.2%0.0%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.0%0.4%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Lynden, WAMount Vernon, WAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.9%0.0%0.2%
 2010 to 201421.9%20.0%13.6%
 2000 to 200921.9%20.0%13.6%
 1990 to 199919.8%16.2%13.6%
 1980 to 198913.8%12.5%13.2%
 1970 to 197910.3%16.2%14.8%
 1960 to 196919.8%16.2%13.6%
 1950 to 19595.0%7.2%10.0%
 1940 to 19493.4%2.8%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier3.4%9.0%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 Mount Vernon    6 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I'm sure it has its flaws, but what stands with me is that everyone whom i meet here is *so polite!* .. People smile and wave you through in traffic. They speak to you  More

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Over 9 years ago

Very little available on starter home price  More

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Over 10 years ago

It rains here a lot. We joke that when the forecast says a 50% chance of rain that it will rain 50% of the day. However, when the sun shines it is beautiful. It is  More

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