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Shoreline, WA vs Fairfax, VA

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- The median age of a home in Shoreline is 0.0% younger than the median age of a home in Fairfax.
 Shoreline, WAFairfax, VAUnited States
 Median Home Age54  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$654,200$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months10.8%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock32.2%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.142.4%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$9.4$11.0
 Homes Owned64.9%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock2.2%11.2%
 Homes Rented31.8%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Shoreline, WAFairfax, VAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,810$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,830  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,000$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,200  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,850$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,450  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Shoreline, WAFairfax, VAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock0.5%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.2%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.1%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock1.2%3.6%
 Vacant Other0.9%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Shoreline, WAFairfax, VAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.2%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.2%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.3%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.4%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.2%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.5%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock1.6%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9993.1%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock7.0%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99912.7%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock45.4%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,99919.3%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock3.7%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9991.1%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.3%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Shoreline, WAFairfax, VAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock7.0%13.6%
 2000 to 20096.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock7.9%13.6%
 1980 to 198911.2%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock12.1%14.8%
 1960 to 19697.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock28.8%10.0%
 1940 to 19498.5%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock0.3%12.2%
Reviews for Shoreline    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

The rain and cloudy skies can really become depressing, yet the beautiful summers can be so uplifting. If you keep yourself busy during the rainy months, you can survive  More

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Over 19 years ago

Shoreline has some congregations that really take their connection to the community seriously. First Lutheran; St. Luke RC, Richmond Beach UCC, All top places to get  More

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Reviews for Fairfax    28 Reviews

I lived in the area for 17 years through high school until I eventually became a truck driver. Having now seen most states extensively, I wanted to fairly review what  More

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Living in Fairfax, or any of the Northern Virginia suburbs of DC, means dealing with highways that are a Gordian knot of converging lanes and overpasses, making long  More

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Over 10 years ago

The Cost of living here is high. Though the standard of living is also high, unless you're making over 50,000/year, it's difficult to both live and build any sort of  More

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