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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.
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With a population of 1,196, 545 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $169,659, house prices in Bronson are some of the most affordable in Florida as well as the nation.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Bronson, accounting for 63.73% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Bronson include mobile homes or trailers ( 31.48%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 4.01%).
The most prevalent building size and type in Bronson are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The town has a mixture of owners and renters, with 58.35% owning and 41.65% renting.
There is a lot of housing in Bronson 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 Bronson built between 2000 and later ( 20.06%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 15.43%). There's also some housing in Bronson built before 1939 ( 2.78%).
Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Bronson. Fully 15.90% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Bronson homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Bronson 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.
In the last 10 years, Bronson has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. Bronson real estate appreciated 126.62% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 8.52%, putting Bronson in the top 20% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, Bronson definitely has a track record of being one of the best long term real estate investments in America through the last ten years.
Appreciation rates are so strong in Bronson that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Bronson real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Bronson appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 11.85%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 93.27% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Bronson. Bronson appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 5.35%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 23.17%.
Importantly, this makes Bronson one of the highest appreciating communities in the nation for the latest quarter, and may signal the town's near-future real estate investment strength.
Relative to Florida, our data show that Bronson's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 80% of the other cities and towns in Florida.
$169,659
for Florida
for nation
545
$1,241 / per month