Dubuque appreciation rates and housing market information

Dubuque housing market information

With a population of 57,468, 23,813 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $142,562, Dubuque 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 Dubuque, accounting for 61.60% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Dubuque include duplexes, homes converted to apartments, or other small apartment buildings (16.70%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments (15.26%), mobile homes or trailers (3.49%), and a few row houses and other attached homes (2.95%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Dubuque. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 64.04% of Dubuque's homes, and 53.58% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

The housing in Dubuque was primarily built before 1939 (37.33%), making the housing stock in Dubuque some of the older overall in America, although there is a range of ages of homes in Dubuque. The next most important Dubuque housing age is 1940-1969 (34.88%), followed by 1970-1994 (24.04%). There's also some housing in Dubuque built between 1995 and later (3.75%).

Dubuque home appreciation rates

Dubuque's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in Dubuque during the period has been just 5.62%, which is lower than % of US communities.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Dubuque home appreciation rates, at 1.79%, have been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Dubuque's appreciation rate has been 0.97%, which annualizes to a rate of 3.88%.

Relative to Iowa, our data show that Dubuque's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 21% of the other cities and towns in Iowa.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Dubuque differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Dubuque - 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 1990, to assist you in making the best Dubuque real estate investment or home purchase decisions.