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Mechanicsville, VA vs Dover, DE

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- The median age of a home in Mechanicsville is 15.2% younger than the median age of a home in Dover.
 Mechanicsville, VADover, DEUnited States
 Median Home Age33  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$279,600$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months15.6%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock55.8%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.70.2%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$5.2$11.0
 Homes Owned73.8%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock8.0%11.2%
 Homes Rented20.9%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Mechanicsville, VADover, DEUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,680$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,290  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,000$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,480  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,710$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,330  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Mechanicsville, VADover, DEUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.9%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock1.1%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.2%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.5%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Mechanicsville, VADover, DEUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock5.0%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.8%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.6%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock2.7%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9992.1%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock27.1%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99946.5%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock8.7%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9996.0%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock3.0%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.4%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.9%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.1%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.2%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Mechanicsville, VADover, DEUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock15.3%13.6%
 2000 to 200916.3%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock14.3%13.6%
 1980 to 198919.6%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock15.3%14.8%
 1960 to 196921.7%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock8.1%10.0%
 1940 to 19492.4%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock7.4%12.2%
Reviews for Mechanicsville    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Hanover High was ranked the number 1 school in the region by Richmond Magazine. Wonderful principal, committed teachers, IB diploma. We have been extremely happy with  More

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Over 16 years ago

Virginia may seem to have a reasonable income tax rate (5.0%) but when you add up all the other taxes i.e. Personal property tax, business property tax, sales tax,  More

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Over 16 years ago

Mechanicsville is a nice place to live, the climate is great. Of course it's Virginia - so if someone doesn't like the weather they just have to hang around a few days  More

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Reviews for Dover    9 Reviews

Key points are "an excellent quality of life and a low crime rate" as well as low taxes. Delaware attracts the highest percentage of retirees, plus people of all other  More

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Dover, DE is a great placed to live. I work at OCEAN, which is a non profit organization that sponsors high school exchange students. We had foreign students reside in  More

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Over 7 years ago

Dover, like any town other than Newark, is very unsophisticated, boring, unfriendly, and uneducated. I've resided in many states and Delaware will be the state that I  More

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