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Norwell, MA vs Kent, WA

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- The median age of a home in Norwell is 29.4% older than the median age of a home in Kent.
 Norwell, MAKent, WAUnited States
 Median Home Age51  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$594,500$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months11.8%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock61.9%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.77.1%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$10.6$11.0
 Homes Owned87.0%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock4.7%11.2%
 Homes Rented8.9%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Norwell, MAKent, WAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,700$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,620  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,750$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,240  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,740$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,110  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Norwell, MAKent, WAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.6%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold2.3%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.3%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.8%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Norwell, MAKent, WAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.8%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.0%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.7%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9991.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock1.2%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.2%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock2.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9990.5%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock25.3%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99917.9%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock23.3%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,99923.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.8%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9992.2%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.1%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Norwell, MAKent, WAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock12.7%13.6%
 2000 to 20098.7%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock19.7%13.6%
 1980 to 19899.0%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock16.2%14.8%
 1960 to 19697.8%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock4.0%10.0%
 1940 to 19492.3%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock2.0%12.2%
Reviews for Norwell    2 Reviews

Not sure how the previous comments are accurate. Norwell is a suburban town, not rural.  More

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Over 17 years ago

Norwell is a lovely, rural town with small neighborhoods, a good range of home prices to appeal to most buyers (not much entry level ie: under $350,000) and easy  More

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Reviews for Kent    7 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

hello every one   More

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Western Washington has a moderate climate with summers that do not get too hot as a rule usually the upper 70's to low 80's for a couple months then dropping back to  More

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employment-housing-mass-transit, kent has it  More

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