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Roy, WA vs Yelm, WA

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- The median age of a home in Roy is 40.0% older than the median age of a home in Yelm.
 Roy, WAYelm, WAUnited States
 Median Home Age301842
 Median Home Cost$562,900$443,200$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months16.1%16.1%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.84.1%84.1%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.140.9%140.9%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$10.6$8.6$11.0
 Homes Owned67.8%65.7%57.4%
 Housing Vacant7.7%3.0%11.2%
 Homes Rented24.6%31.3%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Roy, WAYelm, WAUnited States
 Average Rent$2,490$2,190$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,270$1,210$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,420$1,340$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,780$1,560$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,530$2,220$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,970$2,660$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Roy, WAYelm, WAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent1.8%0.6%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%0.7%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale3.3%1.8%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%0.0%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation0.0%0.0%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.7%0.0%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Roy, WAYelm, WAUnited States
 Less Than $20,00014.0%0.4%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.3%1.6%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9990.0%1.8%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.4%0.6%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9990.0%0.0%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.0%3.0%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,9991.3%3.1%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99932.8%32.9%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,99920.1%42.0%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99922.3%11.2%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,9996.6%2.2%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.0%0.0%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9990.0%1.1%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%0.0%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over1.3%0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Roy, WAYelm, WAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%0.0%0.2%
 2010 to 20149.5%29.6%13.6%
 2000 to 20099.5%29.6%13.6%
 1990 to 199940.8%21.0%13.6%
 1980 to 19895.9%5.0%13.2%
 1970 to 197921.0%5.8%14.8%
 1960 to 196940.8%21.0%13.6%
 1950 to 19593.6%2.7%10.0%
 1940 to 19492.7%0.0%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier9.5%5.2%12.2%
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Reviews for Yelm    2 Reviews
Louis · Yelm, WA
Quality of Life
Over 15 years ago

Yelm is a very nice city to live in. Small enough to have that small town flavor but big enough not to be cramped. Has access to pretty much everywhere you want to go.  More

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jennifer · Yelm, WA
Yelm is our little known secret, don't tell anyone
Over 15 years ago

I've lived in Yelm 2 years now and LOVE IT! We moved here to get away of the crazyness and extreamly crampedness of the "suburbia"of Puyallup which is just outside of  More

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