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Reviewed market snapshot

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Housing & income

Median home value

~$285k

Median gross rent

~$1.1k/mo

Median household income

~$59k/yr

Home value to income

~4.9ratio

Rent as share of income

~22%

Owner-occupied homes

~47%

People

Population

~76,229people

Population change (1 yr)

~60people

Population density

~2,959/sq mi

Median age

~26years

Getting around

Commute by transit

~6%

Commute on foot

~15%

Work from home

~12%

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