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Port Townsend, WA vs Cathedral City, CA

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- The median age of a home in Port Townsend is 12.8% older than the median age of a home in Cathedral City.
 Port Townsend, WACathedral City, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age393442
 Median Home Cost$579,900$482,700$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months13.6%21.9%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.74.4%83.1%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.149.1%191.0%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$8.2$9.9$11.0
 Homes Owned56.4%50.5%57.4%
 Housing Vacant11.7%19.2%11.2%
 Homes Rented31.9%30.3%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Port Townsend, WACathedral City, CAUnited States
 Average Rent$2,210$2,290$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,260$1,250$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,400$1,370$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,580$1,710$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,240$2,320$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,680$2,850$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Port Townsend, WACathedral City, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent0.3%1.2%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%0.5%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale0.0%1.4%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.6%0.2%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation6.6%14.2%3.6%
 Vacant Other4.2%1.6%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Port Townsend, WACathedral City, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,0000.8%1.5%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.7%3.5%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9990.0%2.7%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.4%2.9%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9990.5%2.2%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9993.5%3.4%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,9994.5%5.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99921.0%21.0%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,99925.7%31.3%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99913.9%12.0%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,99916.3%11.0%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9997.5%1.5%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9992.9%0.9%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9992.1%0.4%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.3%0.7%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Port Townsend, WACathedral City, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%0.5%0.2%
 2010 to 201417.1%18.6%13.6%
 2000 to 200917.1%18.6%13.6%
 1990 to 199913.3%19.8%13.6%
 1980 to 198913.8%30.6%13.2%
 1970 to 197913.5%13.6%14.8%
 1960 to 196913.3%19.8%13.6%
 1950 to 19595.1%4.6%10.0%
 1940 to 19494.4%0.9%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier17.3%1.1%12.2%
Reviews for Port Townsend    8 Reviews

We live a little over an hour away and absolutely love Port Townsend and the surrounding areas. There are a lot of surprises. There are great places to eat, live music,  More

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I loved living in Port Townsend for about 20 years. It’s a quiet and safe town with several festivals, art, music, and more. The main economy is centered around tourism  More

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Transplant Californians are selling their shacks for a million, and purchasing homes here for twice what they should cost due to supply and demand. Port Townsend is a  More

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Reviews for Cathedral City    3 Reviews

Cathedral City is cheaper than Palm Springs and a few other local cities. It has lovely mountain views. It's a decidely middle-middle class community, especially on  More

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Cathedral City enjoys the lowest crime rate in the entire Coachella  More

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Relatively because it depends on where you came from. We moved here from Denver. There's been one murder here this year. I feel rather safe in this area as far as  More

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