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Prior Lake, MN vs Boston, MA

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- The median age of a home in Prior Lake is 212.0% younger than the median age of a home in Boston.
 Prior Lake, MNBoston, MAUnited States
 Median Home Age25  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$656,500$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months11.0%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock44.9%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.89.8%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$6.1$11.0
 Homes Owned83.7%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock9.5%11.2%
 Homes Rented13.6%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Prior Lake, MNBoston, MAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$3,410$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,030  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,370$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,450  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$3,460$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,270  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Prior Lake, MNBoston, MAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.5%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.4%0.7%
 Vacant Sold1.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock1.7%3.6%
 Vacant Other0.6%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Prior Lake, MNBoston, MAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.4%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.3%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.3%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.2%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9991.9%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock0.7%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99927.1%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock11.1%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99913.8%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock33.6%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9995.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock8.2%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.4%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock5.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Prior Lake, MNBoston, MAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock6.6%13.6%
 2000 to 200926.1%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock4.4%13.6%
 1980 to 198916.3%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock7.5%14.8%
 1960 to 196920.5%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock7.3%10.0%
 1940 to 19490.9%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock48.2%12.2%
Reviews for Prior Lake    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Prior Lake is an amazing place to raise a family and to live. The city puts a lot of money into community events that are almost always free or of low cost. From the  More

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Over 16 years ago

A beautiful, quiet, friendly community built around a lovely good sized lake. Prior Lake is only a short drive away from many fun and exciting cultural, sporting,  More

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We actually live in Credit River Township, but our mailing address is Prior Lake. Our real estate taxes help pay for the schools in Prior Lake, but, in Credit River  More

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Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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