Urbandale appreciation rates and housing market information

Urbandale housing market information

With 29,066 people, 11,855 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $205,400, Urbandale real estate is some of the most expensive in Iowa, although Urbandale home values aren't among America's most expensive.

single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Urbandale, accounting for 66.92% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Urbandale include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments (20.66%), row houses and other attached homes (9.30%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments, or other small apartment buildings (2.67%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Urbandale. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 75.01% of Urbandale's homes, and 62.87% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

There is a lot of housing in Urbandale 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 Urbandale built from 1940-1969 (28.85%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from 1995 and later (11.53%), and some were built from 1939 and earlier (11.53%).

Urbandale home appreciation rates

Some of the lowest real estate appreciation rates in America over the last ten years have been in Urbandale, where house values have increased just 38.62%, which is an average annual increase of 3.86%. NeighborhoodScout's data show that in the latest quarter, Urbandale house values appreciated 0.50%, which is an annualized rate of 2.00%. This rate is lower than the appreciation rate found in 50% of the cities and towns in America.

Over the last year, Urbandale appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Urbandale's appreciation rate has been -1.08%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Urbandale were at 0.50%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 2.00%.

Relative to Iowa, our data show that Urbandale's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 0% of the other cities and towns in Iowa.