Olathe appreciation rates and housing market information

Olathe housing market information

With 93,013 people, 33,333 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $216,688, Olathe real estate is some of the most expensive in Kansas, although Olathe home values aren't among America's most expensive.

single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Olathe, accounting for 70.08% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Olathe include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments (15.08%), row houses and other attached homes (8.29%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments, or other small apartment buildings (5.04%), and a few mobile homes or trailers (1.52%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Olathe. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 69.38% of Olathe's homes, and 71.14% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

There is a lot of housing in Olathe 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 Olathe built from 1995 and later (22.27%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from 1940-1969 (13.40%), and some were built from 1939 and earlier (13.40%).

Olathe home appreciation rates

Olathe's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in Olathe during the period has been just 6.21%, which is lower than % of US communities.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Olathe home appreciation rates, at 0.44%, have been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Olathe's appreciation rate has been 1.29%, which annualizes to a rate of 5.16%.

Relative to Kansas, our data show that Olathe's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 6% of the other cities and towns in Kansas.

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