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Salem, MA vs Boise City, ID

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- The median age of a home in Salem is 41.9% older than the median age of a home in Boise City.
 Salem, MABoise City, IDUnited States
 Median Home Age62  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$478,900$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months13.0%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock104.1%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.95.5%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$7.3$11.0
 Homes Owned48.6%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock4.7%11.2%
 Homes Rented45.6%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Salem, MABoise City, IDUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,920$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,630  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,120$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,190  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,940$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,940  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Salem, MABoise City, IDUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock0.9%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.5%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.5%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock1.0%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.9%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Salem, MABoise City, IDUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.7%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.4%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock1.1%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.5%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.6%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.9%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock9.2%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99915.0%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock22.0%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99925.2%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock13.1%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9992.6%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock1.6%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.1%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.4%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Salem, MABoise City, IDUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock11.0%13.6%
 2000 to 20096.1%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock22.5%13.6%
 1980 to 198910.9%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock17.1%14.8%
 1960 to 19693.4%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock6.8%10.0%
 1940 to 19494.6%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock6.2%12.2%
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Reviews for Salem    4 Reviews
Leila · Salem, MA
Horrible place for a Family
Over 9 years ago

I've been in Salem, Massachusetts for a year now because it brought me up here for my husband's job. Salem may be a great place to visit during Halloween but other  More

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Eva · Salem, MA
Love it!
Over 12 years ago

My husband and I move to Salem, MA from Long Island NY five years ago and we love it! We kept on visiting for Halloween and we just decided to move here for the hell of  More

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Robert · Salem, MA
Witch City, America
Over 18 years ago

We are family friendly, albeit strange. We celebrate Halloween for a month. Check out the Haunted Happenings  More

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Reviews for Boise City    131 Reviews
Geoffrey · Boise City, ID
Boise was the all-American town 30 years ago.
Over 2 years ago

The people that made Boise the really appealing small-town America kind of place it was 30-40 years ago are gone. I moved here about 30 years ago. I'm not immediately  More

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Dylan · Boise City, ID
Low wages and Months of hot weather.
Over 3 years ago

My wife and I moved here in 2018 with pans to eventually buy a house and start a family. We bought a house at the end of 2019, if we hadn't there's no way we could  More

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Rob · Bend, OR
Boise is a Democratic stronghold in deep red ID.
Over 3 years ago

Boise is often characterized as a right-leaning city, as Sperling mistakenly did in their synopsis of Boise. But, the truth is the city its not just blue; it is deep,  More

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