Kenner appreciation rates and housing market information

Kenner housing market information

With a population of 70,517, 27,378 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $202,520, Kenner real estate is some of the most expensive in Louisiana, although Kenner home values aren't among America's most expensive.

single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Kenner, accounting for 57.75% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Kenner include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments (20.94%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments, or other small apartment buildings (14.88%), row houses and other attached homes (4.92%), and a few mobile homes or trailers (1.46%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Kenner are three and four bedroom single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 56.96% owning, and 36.74% renting.

There is a lot of housing in Kenner 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 Kenner built from 1940-1969 (26.86%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from 1995 and later (2.91%), and some were built from 1939 and earlier (2.91%).

Kenner home appreciation rates

Kenner's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in Kenner during the period has been just 5.98%, which is lower than % of US communities.

Over the last year, Kenner appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Kenner's appreciation rate has been -1.90%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Kenner were at -0.50%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of -2.00%.

Notably, Kenner's appreciation rate in the latest quarter is one of the lowest in America.

Relative to Louisiana, our data show that Kenner's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 12% of the other cities and towns in Louisiana.

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