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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 38,344, 13,416 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $429,519, Riviera Beach real estate prices are well above average cost compared to national prices.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Riviera Beach, accounting for 42.54% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Riviera Beach include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 30.76%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 12.29%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 10.52%).
The most prevalent building size and type in Riviera Beach are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 56.21% owning and 43.79% renting.
There is a lot of housing in Riviera Beach 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 Riviera Beach built between 2000 and later ( 26.49%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 25.92%). There's also some housing in Riviera Beach built before 1939 ( 1.11%).
Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Riviera Beach. Fully 23.76% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Riviera Beach homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Riviera Beach 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, Riviera Beach has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. Riviera Beach real estate appreciated 249.83% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 13.34%, putting Riviera Beach in the top 10% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, Riviera Beach 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 Riviera Beach that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Riviera Beach real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Riviera Beach appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 14.44%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 97.07% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Riviera Beach. Riviera Beach appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 3.44%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 14.50%.
Importantly, this makes Riviera Beach one of the highest appreciating communities in the nation for the latest quarter, and may signal the city's near-future real estate investment strength.
Relative to Florida, our data show that Riviera Beach's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 90% 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 Riviera Beach differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Riviera Beach - 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 Riviera Beach real estate investment or home purchase decisions.
$429,519
for Florida
for nation
13,416
$2,666 / per month