Hayward, CA Real Estate Market
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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.
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Hayward, CA Housing Market Trends
With a population of 156,754, 49,542 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $889,254, real estate costs in Hayward are among some of the highest in the nation, although house prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive California communities.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Hayward, accounting for 52.84% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Hayward include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 26.55%), row houses and other attached homes ( 10.86%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 4.88%).
The most prevalent building size and type in Hayward are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 55.22% owning and 44.78% renting.
At the end of World War II, American soldiers returned home triumphant and, with the help of the GI Bill, built homes by the millions on the edges of America's cities. These homes were predominantly capes and ranches, modest in size, but built to house a growing middle-class as the 20th century became the American century. Hayward's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 43.22% of the city's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Hayward include homes built between 1970-1999 ( 39.76%) and housing constructed between 2000 and later ( 13.35%). There's also some housing in Hayward built before 1939 ( 3.67%).
Hayward Home Appreciation Rates
In the last 10 years, Hayward has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. Hayward real estate appreciated 116.50% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 8.03%, putting Hayward in the top 20% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, Hayward definitely has a track record of being one of the best long term real estate investments in America through the last ten years.
Over the last year, Hayward appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Hayward's appreciation rate has been 4.20%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Hayward were at 2.58%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 10.71%.
Relative to California, our data show that Hayward's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 60% of the other cities and towns in California.
One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Hayward differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Hayward - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Hayward real estate investment or home purchase decisions.
Median Home Value
$889,254
High
for California
Very High
for nation
Number of Homes And Apartments:
49,542
CA
America
2024 Q1 - 2024 Q2
2023 Q2 - 2024 Q2
2022 Q2 - 2024 Q2
2019 Q2 - 2024 Q2
2014 Q2 - 2024 Q2
2000 Q1 - 2024 Q2
Average Market Rent:
$3,731 / per month