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Miami, FL vs Waltham, MA

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- The median age of a home in Miami is 34.8% younger than the median age of a home in Waltham.
 Miami, FLWaltham, MAUnited States
 Median Home Age46  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$681,600$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months25.1%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock29.5%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.179.0%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$11.4$11.0
 Homes Owned25.8%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock4.9%11.2%
 Homes Rented60.2%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Miami, FLWaltham, MAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$3,350$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,380  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,300$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,950  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$3,400$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,050  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Miami, FLWaltham, MAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.9%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.5%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.4%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.1%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.9%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Miami, FLWaltham, MAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.5%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.8%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.3%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9991.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.1%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9993.5%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock0.6%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99920.4%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock7.9%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99914.7%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock50.2%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9995.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock2.9%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9991.9%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.9%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Miami, FLWaltham, MAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock7.7%13.6%
 2000 to 200918.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock7.0%13.6%
 1980 to 19897.5%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock11.0%14.8%
 1960 to 19696.6%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock15.1%10.0%
 1940 to 19499.9%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock27.8%12.2%
Reviews for Miami    189 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Great vacation spot with the best clubs and food. Wynwood and the Miami Design District are the best, just be careful at night. Area tends to jack prices up around  More

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Miami is rapidly devolving into a filthy, crime ridden, unattractive extension of Central America and South America. The population is a bunch of rude entitled dependent  More

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Beautiful place, well into the late 20th Century ... clean, safe, fun, peaceful. Started seeing elements of crap, just a tiny bit, back around 1980. Now what changed  More

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Reviews for Waltham    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

My husband and I moved from west of Worcester to Waltham a few months ago and are really enjoying life here. We're situated in an apartment close to Moody Street and  More

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Waltham is home to two well respected colleges/universities: Bentley and Brandeis. That, however, is not all. For within half an hour or so, by commuter train or car,  More

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