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Yelm, WA vs Madera, CA

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- The median age of a home in Yelm is 61.1% younger than the median age of a home in Madera.
 Yelm, WAMadera, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age18  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$351,300$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months16.1%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock60.7%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.140.9%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$7.2$11.0
 Homes Owned65.7%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock6.5%11.2%
 Homes Rented31.3%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Yelm, WAMadera, CAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,730$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,210  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$960$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,560  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,750$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,660  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Yelm, WAMadera, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.4%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.7%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.7%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.6%3.6%
 Vacant Other0.0%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Yelm, WAMadera, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock2.0%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.6%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock1.1%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.6%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.9%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9993.0%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock15.4%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99932.9%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock21.4%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99911.2%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock1.0%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  Unlock0.8%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Yelm, WAMadera, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock26.8%13.6%
 2000 to 200929.6%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock17.9%13.6%
 1980 to 19895.0%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock17.2%14.8%
 1960 to 196921.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock5.1%10.0%
 1940 to 19490.0%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock4.4%12.2%
Reviews for Yelm    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Yelm is a very nice city to live in. Small enough to have that small town flavor but big enough not to be cramped. Has access to pretty much everywhere you want to go.  More

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I've lived in Yelm 2 years now and LOVE IT! We moved here to get away of the crazyness and extreamly crampedness of the "suburbia"of Puyallup which is just outside of  More

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Reviews for Madera    2 Reviews

I live here for the pass 4 years and in these years I lived in a fifth wheeler I owned a RV motor home but my dreams of selling it went out the window on the4 morning  More

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I live in Madera, Ca. and it has been listed in Sperling's BestPlaces as having a home medium price of $315,000 and a population of approx. 35,000. As an update to  More

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