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Reisterstown, MD vs Chester, VA

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- The median age of a home in Reisterstown is 20.0% older than the median age of a home in Chester.
 Reisterstown, MDChester, VAUnited States
 Median Home Age40  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$331,300$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months10.4%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock58.1%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.51.9%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$8.0$11.0
 Homes Owned58.6%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock5.4%11.2%
 Homes Rented36.6%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Reisterstown, MDChester, VAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,920$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,110  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,330$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,590  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,950$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,350  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Reisterstown, MDChester, VAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.4%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock1.4%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.0%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.3%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Reisterstown, MDChester, VAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock2.7%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.0%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.0%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.9%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.0%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9995.9%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock18.8%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99947.5%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock18.8%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9997.5%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock1.0%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.5%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.9%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Reisterstown, MDChester, VAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock22.5%13.6%
 2000 to 200915.1%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock17.1%13.6%
 1980 to 198913.6%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock14.6%14.8%
 1960 to 196921.3%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock5.6%10.0%
 1940 to 19492.4%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock1.2%12.2%
Reviews for Reisterstown    5 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Here in reisterstown is a nice mixture of condos,townhomes,apartments and single family homes,most of the properties are kept up pretty well,and seem to be well spaced  More

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Reisterstown is a small town in Northwest Baltimore County. It has many small, locally owned businesses, including a general bookstore, Constellation Books, a coffee  More

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From beautiful horse country, including Sagamore Farms - once one of America's premier race-horse breeding farms, to less than beautiful sections no more than 10 miles  More

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Reviews for Chester    6 Reviews

I just recently discovered a little suburb of Richmond, called Chester. Yes, it is small and not much going on in that area - but if you want a peaceful area to live -  More

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I grew up in Chester and it really isn't a bad place to live if you like living in a very populated area. It has great schools, low crime, easy access to both Richmond  More

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Chester, because of its location midway between Richmond, VA and Petersburg, VA, was once just a train station. With residential growth in affluent Chesterfield County  More

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