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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 1,595, 551 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $202,628, house prices in Alum Creek are solidly below the national average.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Alum Creek, accounting for 93.60% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Alum Creek include mobile homes or trailers ( 4.51%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 1.89%).
Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Alum Creek. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 85.66% of Alum Creek's homes, and 67.98% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.
There is a lot of housing in Alum Creek 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 Alum Creek built between 1940-1969 ( 31.88%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from before 1939 ( 7.57%). There's also some housing in Alum Creek built between 2000 and later ( 6.40%).
Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Alum Creek. Fully 19.80% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Alum Creek homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Alum Creek 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 Alum Creek, where house values have increased just 55.81%, which is annualized rate of 4.53%. This rate is lower than the appreciation rate found in 90% of the cities and towns in America.
Appreciation rates are so strong in Alum Creek that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Alum Creek real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Alum Creek appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 10.69%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 90.04% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Alum Creek. Alum Creek appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at -3.71%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of -14.04%.
Notably, Alum Creek's appreciation rate in the latest quarter is one of the lowest in America.
Relative to West Virginia, our data show that Alum Creek's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 60% of the other cities and towns in West Virginia.
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