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West Chester, PA vs Havre de Grace, MD

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- The median age of a home in West Chester is 53.7% older than the median age of a home in Havre de Grace.
 West Chester, PAHavre de Grace, MDUnited States
 Median Home Age67  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$340,000$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months13.5%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock35.6%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.62.9%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$10.3$11.0
 Homes Owned31.1%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock8.9%11.2%
 Homes Rented63.3%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 West Chester, PAHavre de Grace, MDUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,560$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,300  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$990$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,780  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,580$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,510  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 West Chester, PAHavre de Grace, MDUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock0.0%1.9%
 Vacant Rented1.3%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock2.0%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.4%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock1.2%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.8%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 West Chester, PAHavre de Grace, MDUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.7%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.3%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.0%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.3%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9991.5%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock9.3%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99911.7%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock24.5%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99923.8%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock8.4%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9997.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.2%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.5%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 West Chester, PAHavre de Grace, MDUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock17.2%13.6%
 2000 to 20094.6%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock21.5%13.6%
 1980 to 19894.6%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock5.8%14.8%
 1960 to 19693.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock7.6%10.0%
 1940 to 19495.1%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock14.3%12.2%
Reviews for West Chester    14 Reviews

We've lived in various states, small towns & big cities, all over the country and we both felt West Chester was home as soon as we hit downtown. We've been here 8 years  More

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There seems to be 2 different profiles for West Chester, PA. One says it's a town of <20K and another says it's more like a small city at over 40K. I was kind of  More

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Over 13 years ago

Good that you live in Allentown, because you sure aren't seeing the real West Chester. We're from CA, and we couldn't afford to buy a home there. WC has grown into a  More

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Reviews for Havre De Grace    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Very moderate all year round with a few extreme hot & cold days thrown  More

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Over 19 years ago

the cost of housing has slowed down from the nearly one year rapid increace of housing cost. I don't know how the brac will effect us in the near furture  More

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Over 20 years ago

I have relatives who moved to Havre de Grace, or as they call it, HDG a couple of years ago and they love it. It is a beautiful area. It will be developed over the  More

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