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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 10,605, 4,296 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $302,012, Le Mars 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 Le Mars, accounting for 62.40% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Le Mars include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 16.56%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 8.24%), and a few mobile homes or trailers ( 7.58%).
Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Le Mars. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 66.64% of Le Mars's homes, and 49.77% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.
There is a lot of housing in Le Mars 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 Le Mars built before 1939 ( 21.26%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 19.46%). There's also some housing in Le Mars built between 2000 and later ( 16.21%).
Real estate appreciation rates in Le Mars's have tracked to near the national average over the last then years, with the annual appreciation rate averaging 5.80% during the period.
Appreciation rates are so strong in Le Mars that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Le Mars real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Le Mars appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 8.41%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 74.57% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Le Mars. Le Mars appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 2.03%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 8.38%.
Relative to Iowa, our data show that Le Mars's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 80% of the other cities and towns in Iowa.
$302,012
for Iowa
for nation
4,296
$1,219 / per month