Ankeny appreciation rates and housing market information

Ankeny housing market information

With a population of 26,923, 10,803 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $194,800, Ankeny real estate is some of the most expensive in Iowa, although Ankeny home values aren't among America's most expensive.

single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Ankeny, accounting for 60.01% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Ankeny include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments (23.51%), row houses and other attached homes (8.39%), mobile homes or trailers (4.54%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments, or other small apartment buildings (3.55%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Ankeny. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 68.15% of Ankeny's homes, and 59.62% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

There is a lot of housing in Ankeny built from 1970-1994, 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 Ankeny built from 1995 and later (22.80%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from 1940-1969 (21.82%), and some were built from 1939 and earlier (21.82%).

Ankeny home appreciation rates

Real estate appreciation rates in Ankeny have tracked to near the national average over the last ten years, with the annual appreciation rate averaging 7.16% during the period.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Ankeny home appreciation rates, at 2.84%, have been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Ankeny's appreciation rate has been -0.55%, which annualizes to a rate of -2.20%.

Relative to Iowa, our data show that Ankeny's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 32% of the other cities and towns in Iowa.