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Soap Lake, WA vs Lynden, WA

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- The median age of a home in Soap Lake is 51.9% older than the median age of a home in Lynden.
 Soap Lake, WALynden, WAUnited States
 Median Home Age54  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$562,000$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months16.0%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock71.5%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.123.7%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$7.4$11.0
 Homes Owned45.7%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock3.6%11.2%
 Homes Rented24.8%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Soap Lake, WALynden, WAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,070$1,840
 Studio Apartment$700  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,200$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$960  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,100$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,600  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Soap Lake, WALynden, WAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock0.5%1.9%
 Vacant Rented3.1%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock1.2%0.7%
 Vacant Sold2.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.0%3.6%
 Vacant Other9.8%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Soap Lake, WALynden, WAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock2.2%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.0%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.0%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9992.4%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.4%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99929.0%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock1.2%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9996.4%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock30.1%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9999.5%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock15.6%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.5%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Soap Lake, WALynden, WAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock21.9%13.6%
 2000 to 200914.5%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock19.8%13.6%
 1980 to 198910.7%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock10.3%14.8%
 1960 to 19699.4%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock5.0%10.0%
 1940 to 194911.3%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock3.4%12.2%
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Moved from Metro Philadelphia. We looked at 10 communities in the following states Del, Tenn, AZ , PA, Tex, NM, ID, WA. We narrowed it down to two great towns  More

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I've lived all over the country and Washington has some of the unfriendliest and angriest people I've met. I was told to avoid Lynden and move to Bellingham because  More

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I never fully appreciated Lynden until I moved away and came back again. It wasn't until then that I realized what a wonderful, safe and friendly community Lynden really  More

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