Clarksdale, MS Real Estate Market
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
Clarksdale, MS Housing Market Trends
With 13,969 people, 5,849 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $100,960, house prices in Clarksdale are some of the most affordable in Mississippi as well as the nation.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Clarksdale, accounting for 70.97% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Clarksdale include duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 17.31%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 8.08%), and a few mobile homes or trailers ( 2.63%).
The most prevalent building size and type in Clarksdale are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 47.02% owning and 52.98% 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. Clarksdale's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 46.76% of the city's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Clarksdale include homes built between 1970-1999 ( 37.16%) and housing constructed between 2000 and later ( 8.45%). There's also some housing in Clarksdale built before 1939 ( 7.63%).
Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Clarksdale. Fully 17.22% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Clarksdale homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Clarksdale 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.
Clarksdale Home Appreciation Rates
Clarksdale's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in Clarksdale during the period has been just 4.89%, which is lower than 80% of US communities.
NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Clarksdale's appreciation rate, at 5.58%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Clarksdale's appreciation rate has been 2.38%, which annualizes to a rate of 9.88%.
Relative to Mississippi, our data show that Clarksdale's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 60% of the other cities and towns in Mississippi.
One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Clarksdale differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Clarksdale - 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 Clarksdale real estate investment or home purchase decisions.
Median Home Value
$100,960
Very Low
for Mississippi
Very Low
for nation
Number of Homes And Apartments:
5,849
MS
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:
$1,474 / per month