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Rochester, MN vs Puyallup, WA

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- The median age of a home in Rochester is 0.0% younger than the median age of a home in Puyallup.
 Rochester, MNPuyallup, WAUnited States
 Median Home Age35  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$499,500$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months11.4%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock74.4%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.78.4%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$10.8$11.0
 Homes Owned62.2%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock4.0%11.2%
 Homes Rented32.2%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Rochester, MNPuyallup, WAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,430$1,840
 Studio Apartment$850  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,380$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,240  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,470$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,100  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Rochester, MNPuyallup, WAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.2%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.6%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.2%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.3%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.0%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.6%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Rochester, MNPuyallup, WAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.5%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.2%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.3%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.9%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.1%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9999.7%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock2.4%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99930.8%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock32.6%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9998.6%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock20.4%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9991.1%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.5%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.2%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.1%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Rochester, MNPuyallup, WAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.4%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock13.2%13.6%
 2000 to 200918.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock20.0%13.6%
 1980 to 198912.0%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock13.7%14.8%
 1960 to 196914.4%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock4.8%10.0%
 1940 to 19493.4%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock8.6%12.2%
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Reviews for Rochester    31 Reviews
Tevon · Battlefield, MO
Not a city for the self sufficient law abiders
Over 4 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 5 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 5 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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Siobhan · Puyallup, WA
#LoveMyPuyallup
Over 3 years ago

I moved here from FL a year and a half ago and I love Puyallup. The only other review was from someone who clearly wishes they were still in Colorado. It also seems they  More

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Zoe · South Hill, WA
Not what I expected- It could be worse I guess...
Over 7 years ago

I just moved here from Colorado due to my job and it's definitely not what I had hoped for. It doesn't seem like a completely horrible place to live like Tacoma or other  More

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Rhonda · Puyallup, WA
Puyallup, WA
Over 11 years ago

Lived in the south Puget Sound area all my life and wouldn't live any where else. I've been to other states but this is it! Love being so close to the mountains, ocean  More

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