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Rochester, MN vs Commerce City, CO

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- The median age of a home in Rochester is 48.6% older than the median age of a home in Commerce City.
 Rochester, MNCommerce City, COUnited States
 Median Home Age35  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$506,000$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months11.4%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock60.9%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.78.4%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$6.4$11.0
 Homes Owned62.2%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock3.4%11.2%
 Homes Rented32.2%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Rochester, MNCommerce City, COUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,320$1,840
 Studio Apartment$850  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,460$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,240  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,350$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,100  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Rochester, MNCommerce City, COUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock0.9%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.6%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.1%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.3%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.1%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.6%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Rochester, MNCommerce City, COUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.6%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.2%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.7%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.9%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.3%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9999.7%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock2.9%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99930.8%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock36.1%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9998.6%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock11.1%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9991.1%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.1%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.2%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Rochester, MNCommerce City, COUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.4%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock44.5%13.6%
 2000 to 200918.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock4.1%13.6%
 1980 to 198912.0%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock5.4%14.8%
 1960 to 196914.4%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock16.4%10.0%
 1940 to 19493.4%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock1.3%12.2%
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Reviews for Rochester    31 Reviews
Tevon · Battlefield, MO
Not a city for the self sufficient law abiders
Over 5 years ago

Roch (and Minnesota) is a great place IF you live off the govt dole; subsidize undesirable things (through generous welfare benefits, lax law enforcement and sentences,  More

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Amy · Vancouver, WA
Bad for progressive thinkers and diversity
Over 6 years ago

Rochester is very vanilla. As a progressive, this place is not good. The area leans conservative and you'll see Trump signs everywhere... so that tells you the type of  More

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Jeri · Rochester, MN
Too cold for too long
Over 6 years ago

I moved here over 20 years ago from California and I was in shock for the first couple of years that people actually lived in such a cold climate! Winter starts around  More

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Reviews for Commerce City    3 Reviews
Angela · Commerce City, CO
It's crowded but overall OK
Over 6 years ago

I've lived here for 12 years. Back then the houses were priced right, you could get a nice smaller house for under 100k. Right now the prices are outrageous, like  More

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Kimberlee · Commerce City, CO
True Quality Of Life In Commerce City
Over 19 years ago

I recently moved to Commerce City, specifically the Reunion/Buffalo Mesa area. I love it here - it's a great family community with a wide variety of ethnicities. There  More

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Michael · Littleton, CO
Place looks like New Jersey
Over 20 years ago

Shacks, Blue collar trash, and crime. Add in traffic, oil refineries, and the smell of fresh pretrol with a truck stop and there you have Commerce City. The name speaks  More

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