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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 27,403 people, 10,866 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $206,024, house prices in Williamsport are solidly below the national average.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Williamsport, accounting for 44.36% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Williamsport include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 20.77%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 20.25%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 14.51%).
The most prevalent building size and type in Williamsport are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 38.15% owning and 61.85% renting.
The housing in Williamsport was primarily built before 1939 ( 52.23%), making the housing stock in Williamsport some of the oldest overall in America, although there is a range of ages of homes in Williamsport. The next most important housing age is between 1940-1969 ( 25.62%), followed by between 1970-1999 ( 15.76%). There's also some housing in Williamsport built between 2000 and later ( 6.40%).
Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Williamsport. Fully 17.01% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Williamsport homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Williamsport 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.
Some of the lowest real estate appreciation rates in America over the last ten years have been in Williamsport, where house values have increased just 54.17%, which is annualized rate of 4.42%. This rate is lower than the appreciation rate found in 90% of the cities and towns in America.
Appreciation rates are so strong in Williamsport that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Williamsport real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Williamsport appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 14.06%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 96.70% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Williamsport. Williamsport appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 4.02%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 17.09%.
Importantly, this makes Williamsport 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 Pennsylvania, our data show that Williamsport's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 90% of the other cities and towns in Pennsylvania.
One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Williamsport differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Williamsport - 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 Williamsport real estate investment or home purchase decisions.
$206,024
for Pennsylvania
for nation
10,866
$1,226 / per month