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Centre, AL Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q2 2024. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Centre, AL Housing Market Trends

With a population of 3,664, 1,505 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $287,454, Centre real estate and house prices are near the national average for all cities and towns.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Centre, accounting for 74.61% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Centre include duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 9.31%), mobile homes or trailers ( 7.81%), and a few large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 6.88%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Centre are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 60.96% owning and 39.04% renting.

There is a lot of housing in Centre built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Centre built between 1940-1969 ( 32.45%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 19.09%). There's also some housing in Centre built before 1939 ( 2.49%).

Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Centre. Fully 12.96% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Centre homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Centre real estate prices below levels they could achieve if vacant housing was absorbed into the market and became occupied. Housing vacancy rates are a useful measure to consider, along with other things, if you are a home buyer or a real estate investor.

Centre Home Appreciation Rates

Centre's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in Centre during the period has been just 5.36%, which is lower than 70% of US communities.

Over the last year, Centre appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Centre's appreciation rate has been -0.87%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Centre were at -1.79%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of -6.98%.

Notably, Centre's appreciation rate in the latest quarter is one of the lowest in America.

Relative to Alabama, our data show that Centre's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 90% of the other cities and towns in Alabama.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$287,454

Centre, AL Home Prices
> $1,281,000
$961,001 - $1,281,000
$640,001 - $961,000
$513,001 - $640,000
$384,001 - $513,000
$256,001 - $384,000
$128,001 - $256,000
$64,001 - $128,000
$0 - $64,000
2.5%
2.5%
0.4%
0.4%
4.1%
4.1%
12.1%
12.1%
12.4%
12.4%
14.5%
14.5%
38.5%
38.5%
10.1%
10.1%
5.5%
5.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Very High

for Alabama

Average

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

1,505

Centre Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,203 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
61.0%
61.0%
39.0%
39.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
13.0%
13.0%
87.0%
87.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
19.1%
19.1%
46.0%
46.0%
32.4%
32.4%
2.5%
2.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
74.6%
74.6%
1.4%
1.4%
9.3%
9.3%
6.9%
6.9%
7.8%
7.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
0.5%
0.5%
8.9%
8.9%
29.3%
29.3%
50.3%
50.3%
8.4%
8.4%
2.6%
2.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes