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Port Townsend, WA vs Mesa, AZ

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- The median age of a home in Port Townsend is 15.4% older than the median age of a home in Mesa.
 Port Townsend, WAMesa, AZUnited States
 Median Home Age39  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$425,900$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months13.6%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock91.8%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.149.1%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$5.1$11.0
 Homes Owned56.4%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock12.4%11.2%
 Homes Rented31.9%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Port Townsend, WAMesa, AZUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,360$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,260  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,470$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,580  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,390$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,680  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Port Townsend, WAMesa, AZUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.7%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.6%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock7.3%3.6%
 Vacant Other4.2%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Port Townsend, WAMesa, AZUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock4.7%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.7%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock1.8%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.4%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock1.7%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9993.5%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock10.6%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99921.0%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock21.2%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99913.9%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock6.7%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9997.5%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.5%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9992.1%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.4%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Port Townsend, WAMesa, AZUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock14.6%13.6%
 2000 to 200917.1%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock20.9%13.6%
 1980 to 198913.8%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock20.1%14.8%
 1960 to 196913.3%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock3.0%10.0%
 1940 to 19494.4%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock0.5%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 Mesa    61 Reviews

Mesa is a really good city despite some trouble with Superstition Springs and the failure that is Fiesta Mall, there is nice areas throughout and some areas that need to  More

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Over 2 years ago

As someone who was born in Mesa and has lived here in the 85210 in Dobson Ranch for the last 13 years after moving out from Chandler. I can tell you that most of the  More

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I’m a native to Arizona and growing up here has taught me that people just don’t care, and the Mormon community is huge! It’s normal in the state of AZ for kids to start  More

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