2024 Compare Cities Housing:
Issaquah, WA vs Portland, OR

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- The median age of a home in Issaquah is 200.0% younger than the median age of a home in Portland.
 Issaquah, WAPortland, ORUnited States
 Median Home Age195742
 Median Home Cost$1,057,600$537,200$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months14.8%7.7%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.61.9%37.3%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.167.2%123.2%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$8.4$10.1$11.0
 Homes Owned58.3%50.4%57.4%
 Housing Vacant3.3%5.6%11.2%
 Homes Rented38.5%44.0%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Issaquah, WAPortland, ORUnited States
 Average Rent$3,740$2,670$1,840
 Studio Apartment$2,360$1,580$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,420$1,690$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,830$1,930$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,800$2,700$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$4,430$3,150$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Issaquah, WAPortland, ORUnited States
 Vacant For Rent1.1%2.0%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.4%0.3%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale0.5%0.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.4%0.3%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation0.2%0.8%3.6%
 Vacant Other0.7%1.7%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Issaquah, WAPortland, ORUnited States
 Less Than $20,0000.9%0.9%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.0%0.5%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9990.0%0.5%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.0%0.5%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9990.0%0.2%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.9%0.6%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,9992.7%2.2%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9993.8%9.9%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,99911.4%21.8%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9997.2%20.5%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,99923.6%28.9%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,99923.4%9.5%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,99919.5%2.8%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9994.8%0.7%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over1.8%0.5%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Issaquah, WAPortland, ORUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.1%0.2%0.2%
 2010 to 201435.4%9.9%13.6%
 2000 to 200935.4%9.9%13.6%
 1990 to 199913.0%7.9%13.6%
 1980 to 198912.7%6.8%13.2%
 1970 to 19799.2%10.8%14.8%
 1960 to 196913.0%7.9%13.6%
 1950 to 19591.4%11.4%10.0%
 1940 to 19490.7%7.8%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier0.9%27.7%12.2%
Reviews for Issaquah    11 Reviews

Great place if you enjoy living in a city of cloned homes, cars, and humans with no souls. You know the ones. Why show off your new Mercedes, Land Rover or Porsche when  More

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I lived in Issaquah for close to 30 years. I have seen a lot of changes in the city - some good and some not so good. I was very sad to leave and even sorrier to have  More

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Issaquah WAS a 5-star place to live, play, work, own a home, and raise a family. That was up until the late '70s and early 80s. Issaquah was a country utopia for over a  More

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Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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