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Somerville, MA vs Albany, CA

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- The median age of a home in Somerville is 13.1% younger than the median age of a home in Albany.
 Somerville, MAAlbany, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age61  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$1,218,000$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months10.6%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock16.9%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.104.4%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$8.8$11.0
 Homes Owned31.9%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock3.9%11.2%
 Homes Rented62.2%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Somerville, MAAlbany, CAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$3,260$1,840
 Studio Apartment$2,310  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,070$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,050  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$3,310$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$4,100  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Somerville, MAAlbany, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.4%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.4%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.1%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.4%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.8%3.6%
 Vacant Other3.4%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Somerville, MAAlbany, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.4%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.0%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.4%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.0%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.2%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock0.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9992.3%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock1.9%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9996.6%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock19.1%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,99926.9%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock34.9%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9994.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock3.8%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Somerville, MAAlbany, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock7.4%13.6%
 2000 to 20092.1%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock3.8%13.6%
 1980 to 19894.6%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock11.4%14.8%
 1960 to 19693.1%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock10.7%10.0%
 1940 to 19494.5%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock38.9%12.2%
Reviews for Somerville    3 Reviews

I've lived in Somerville/Cambridge for 10 years, the last 4.5 with my husband in Spring Hill. It really is a great place to live if you are in your 20s & 30s: it is  More

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Living in Somerville is OK. I'm not a 'city' person and I would rather be out in the country some place, but it's not too bad here. I'm in my early 50s and own a house.  More

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Over 17 years ago

we are midwest transplants to the Boston area and lucked out by finding this great little neighborhood - right on the train line, little stores and good community - we  More

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Reviews for Albany    4 Reviews

Albany is one of the best places to live not only in California but the USA. Niche 2023 has ranked Albany the number one suburb in California and is consistently in the  More

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Over 13 years ago

Like many places in the Bay Area, there are some mixed-race couples and gay couples in Albany. What is really striking, though, is the number of families where both  More

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Albany was originally built as a railroad workers' town. So the bad news is that nearly every house was originally two, or at most three, bedrooms with one bath, about  More

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