Liberty appreciation rates and housing market information

Liberty housing market information

With a population of 26,034, 9,858 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $185,762, Liberty real estate is some of the most expensive in Missouri, although Liberty home values aren't among America's most expensive.

single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Liberty, accounting for 72.31% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Liberty include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments (13.84%), row houses and other attached homes (5.38%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments, or other small apartment buildings (4.40%), and a few mobile homes or trailers (3.98%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Liberty. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 70.20% of Liberty's homes, and 68.65% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

There is a lot of housing in Liberty 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 Liberty built from 1940-1969 (27.62%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from 1995 and later (16.08%), and some were built from 1939 and earlier (16.08%).

Liberty home appreciation rates

Liberty's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in Liberty during the period has been just 5.43%, which is lower than % of US communities.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Liberty home appreciation rates, at -0.33%, have been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Liberty's appreciation rate has been 1.09%, which annualizes to a rate of 4.36%.

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

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