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Cape Canaveral, FL 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

Cape Canaveral, FL Housing Market Trends

With 9,987 people, 5,776 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $493,718, Cape Canaveral real estate prices are well above average cost compared to national prices.

Large apartment complexes or high rise apartments are the single most common housing type in Cape Canaveral, accounting for 61.87% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Cape Canaveral include duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 13.52%), row houses and other attached homes ( 10.55%), and a few single-family detached homes ( 8.47%). Cities that are predominantly high-density buildings are relatively uncommon in the US. Because of the density, these types of cities are often walkable and compact, and often have a lively downtown.

People in Cape Canaveral primarily live in small (one, two or no bedroom) units, chiefly found in large apartment complexes or high rise apartments. Cape Canaveral has a mixture of owner-occupied and renter-occupied housing.

There is a lot of housing in Cape Canaveral 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 Cape Canaveral built between 2000 and later ( 26.88%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 22.28%).

Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Cape Canaveral. Fully 34.69% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Cape Canaveral homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Cape Canaveral 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.

Cape Canaveral Home Appreciation Rates

In the last 10 years, Cape Canaveral has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. Cape Canaveral real estate appreciated 164.94% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 10.23%, putting Cape Canaveral in the top 10% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, Cape Canaveral 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, Cape Canaveral appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Cape Canaveral's appreciation rate has been 4.53%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Cape Canaveral were at -0.63%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of -2.49%.

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

Relative to Florida, our data show that Cape Canaveral's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 50% of the other cities and towns in Florida.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Cape Canaveral differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Cape Canaveral - 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 Cape Canaveral real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$493,718

Cape Canaveral, FL Home Prices
> $1,497,000
$1,122,001 - $1,497,000
$748,001 - $1,122,000
$599,001 - $748,000
$449,001 - $599,000
$299,001 - $449,000
$150,001 - $299,000
$75,001 - $150,000
$0 - $75,000
2.1%
2.1%
4.7%
4.7%
15.0%
15.0%
11.3%
11.3%
27.9%
27.9%
20.5%
20.5%
11.5%
11.5%
2.0%
2.0%
5.0%
5.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for Florida

Very High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

5,776

Cape Canaveral Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,680 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
61.4%
61.4%
38.6%
38.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
34.7%
34.7%
65.3%
65.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
26.9%
26.9%
50.4%
50.4%
22.3%
22.3%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
8.5%
8.5%
10.5%
10.5%
13.5%
13.5%
61.9%
61.9%
4.7%
4.7%
0.8%
0.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
3.7%
3.7%
17.1%
17.1%
47.1%
47.1%
29.2%
29.2%
2.6%
2.6%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

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