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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 6,071, 2,296 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $130,388, house prices in Blackwell are some of the most affordable in Oklahoma as well as the nation.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Blackwell, accounting for 86.36% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Blackwell include mobile homes or trailers ( 5.64%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 3.58%), and a few large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 3.21%).
Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Blackwell. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 66.76% of Blackwell's homes, and 60.64% 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. Blackwell's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 43.54% of the city's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Blackwell include homes built before 1939 ( 31.73%) and housing constructed between 1970-1999 ( 19.40%). There's also some housing in Blackwell built between 2000 and later ( 5.33%).
Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Blackwell. Fully 28.50% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Blackwell homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Blackwell 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.
Real estate appreciation rates in Blackwell's have tracked to near the national average over the last then years, with the annual appreciation rate averaging 5.95% during the period.
Appreciation rates are so strong in Blackwell that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Blackwell real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Blackwell appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 8.81%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 79.21% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Blackwell. Blackwell appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 3.30%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 13.85%.
Importantly, this makes Blackwell 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 Oklahoma, our data show that Blackwell's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 70% of the other cities and towns in Oklahoma.
$130,388
for Oklahoma
for nation
2,296
$1,280 / per month