Holden appreciation rates and housing market information

Holden housing market information

With a population of 15,621, 5,827 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $304,147, Holden real estate prices are well above average cost compared to national prices.

single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Holden, accounting for 86.56% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Holden include duplexes, homes converted to apartments, or other small apartment buildings (7.05%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments (3.91%), and a few row houses and other attached homes (2.42%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Holden. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 86.79% of Holden's homes, and 70.12% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

At the end of World War II, American soldiers returned home triumphant and, with the help of the GI Bill, built homes by the millions on the edges of America's cities. These homes were predominantly capes and ranches, modest in size, but built to house a growing middle-class as the 20th century became the American century. Holden's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 46.80% of the town's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Holden include homes built between 1970-1994 (33.57%), and housing constructed from 1939 and earlier (14.17%). There's also some housing in Holden built between 1995 and later (5.46%).

Holden home appreciation rates

Real estate appreciation rates in Holden have tracked to near the national average over the last ten years, with the annual appreciation rate averaging 6.93% during the period.

Over the last year, Holden appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Holden's appreciation rate has been -6.89%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Holden were at -0.46%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of -1.84%.

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

Relative to Massachusetts, our data show that Holden's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 13% of the other cities and towns in Massachusetts.