Slidell appreciation rates and housing market information

Slidell housing market information

With 25,588 people, 10,103 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $167,840, Slidell real estate is some of the most expensive in Louisiana, although Slidell home values aren't among America's most expensive.

single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Slidell, accounting for 80.53% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Slidell include duplexes, homes converted to apartments, or other small apartment buildings (7.65%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments (6.29%), mobile homes or trailers (3.91%), and a few row houses and other attached homes (1.44%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Slidell. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 71.63% of Slidell's homes, and 73.49% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

There is a lot of housing in Slidell 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 Slidell built from 1940-1969 (35.45%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from 1995 and later (6.16%), and some were built from 1939 and earlier (6.16%).

Slidell home appreciation rates

Slidell's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in Slidell during the period has been just 4.27%, which is lower than % of US communities.

Over the last year, Slidell appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Slidell's appreciation rate has been -3.61%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Slidell were at -0.93%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of -3.72%.

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

Relative to Louisiana, our data show that Slidell's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 5% 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 Slidell differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Slidell - 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 Slidell real estate investment or home purchase decisions.