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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 12,412, 5,367 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $269,455, Fort Atkinson real estate and house prices are near the national average for all cities and towns.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Fort Atkinson, accounting for 68.12% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Fort Atkinson include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 16.24%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 10.10%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 4.80%).
Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Fort Atkinson. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 69.80% of Fort Atkinson's homes, and 59.89% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.
There is a lot of housing in Fort Atkinson built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Fort Atkinson built between 1940-1969 ( 30.70%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from before 1939 ( 23.63%). There's also some housing in Fort Atkinson built between 2000 and later ( 12.38%).
Real estate appreciation rates in Fort Atkinson's have tracked to near the national average over the last then years, with the annual appreciation rate averaging 6.35% during the period.
Appreciation rates are so strong in Fort Atkinson that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Fort Atkinson real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Fort Atkinson appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 10.85%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 90.60% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Fort Atkinson. Fort Atkinson appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 1.16%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 4.73%.
Relative to Wisconsin, our data show that Fort Atkinson's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 80% of the other cities and towns in Wisconsin.
One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Fort Atkinson differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Fort Atkinson - 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 Fort Atkinson real estate investment or home purchase decisions.
$269,455
for Wisconsin
for nation
5,367
$1,378 / per month