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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.
Methodology: NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data
With 28,501 people, 10,505 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $312,312, Newburgh real estate and house prices are near the national average for all cities and towns.
Duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings are the single most common housing type in Newburgh, accounting for 42.20% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Newburgh include single-family detached homes ( 27.82%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 23.17%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 6.29%). This particular housing mix is relatively uncommon and characteristic of cities that are compact and walkable, and which often have a lively downtown.
Newburgh is dominated by renter-occupied one, two, or no bedrooms apartments. 67.46% of Newburgh's dwellings are rentals.
The housing in Newburgh was primarily built before 1939 ( 53.51%), making the housing stock in Newburgh some of the oldest overall in America, although there is a range of ages of homes in Newburgh. The next most important housing age is between 1940-1969 ( 23.57%), followed by between 1970-1999 ( 19.21%). There's also some housing in Newburgh built between 2000 and later ( 3.71%).
Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Newburgh. Fully 12.50% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Newburgh homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Newburgh 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.
Appreciation rates for homes in Newburgh have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 93.49%, which ranks in the top 50% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Newburgh house appreciation rate of 6.82%.
Appreciation rates are so strong in Newburgh that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Newburgh real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Newburgh appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 9.91%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 86.93% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Newburgh. Newburgh appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 0.58%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 2.34%.
Notably, Newburgh's appreciation rate in the latest quarter is one of the lowest in America.
Relative to New York, our data show that Newburgh's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 80% of the other cities and towns in New York.
One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Newburgh differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Newburgh - 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 Newburgh real estate investment or home purchase decisions.
$312,312
for New york
for nation
10,505
$2,057 / per month