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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 7,262 people, 2,418 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $739,543, Hewlett house prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, Hewlett real estate also is some of the most expensive in all of America.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Hewlett, accounting for 59.35% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Hewlett include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 26.48%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 13.10%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 1.07%).
Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Hewlett. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 79.85% of Hewlett's homes, and 56.45% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.
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. Hewlett's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 59.98% of the town's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Hewlett include homes built before 1939 ( 28.19%) and housing constructed between 1970-1999 ( 8.50%). There's also some housing in Hewlett built between 2000 and later ( 3.33%).
Hewlett's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in Hewlett during the period has been just 5.73%, which is lower than 70% of US communities.
Appreciation rates are so strong in Hewlett that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Hewlett real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Hewlett appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 8.10%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 71.24% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Hewlett. Hewlett appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 2.82%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 11.77%.
Relative to New York, our data show that Hewlett's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 60% of the other cities and towns in New York.
$739,543
for New york
for nation
2,418
$4,879 / per month