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Spokane, WA vs New Kensington, PA

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- The median age of a home in Spokane is 18.6% younger than the median age of a home in New Kensington.
 Spokane, WANew Kensington, PAUnited States
 Median Home Age59  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$151,200$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months14.7%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock43.3%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.158.6%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$14.4$11.0
 Homes Owned53.6%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock16.1%11.2%
 Homes Rented40.6%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Spokane, WANew Kensington, PAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,190$1,840
 Studio Apartment$810  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$790$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,200  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,210$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,990  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Spokane, WANew Kensington, PAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.9%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.3%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.7%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.2%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.3%3.6%
 Vacant Other3.1%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Spokane, WANew Kensington, PAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.9%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.9%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock9.4%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9991.8%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock16.0%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99912.8%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock17.7%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99929.7%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock0.9%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9997.1%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock0.0%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9991.4%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.2%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Spokane, WANew Kensington, PAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock1.1%13.6%
 2000 to 20097.6%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock2.5%13.6%
 1980 to 19898.2%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock11.4%14.8%
 1960 to 19699.3%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock21.1%10.0%
 1940 to 19499.6%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock33.1%12.2%
Reviews for Spokane    146 Reviews

Lived here all of my life. I've visited enough cities to understand that Spokane could be so much better, but it falls short in many ways. Its car-oriented development  More

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Over 3 years ago

I lived in the Spokane area for 35 years. It has its positives and negatives. Be sure and pick a safe community to live in. Rural areas are rather scary. Too many  More

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I've lived in Spokane for over 5 years after moving here from the Vancouver area for a job. I miss Western Washington. Home buying: When I first moved here, you could  More

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Reviews for New Kensington    2 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

The city would provide a good retirement destination, with low  More

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Over 19 years ago

The best thing about this city is its proximity to Pittsburgh. Things are slowly turning around here, but there is still a high propensity of dilapidated housing, a  More

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