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Raw data sources: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.
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With 91,542 people, 33,144 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $159,470, the cost of homes in Lawton is among some of the lowest in the nation. Compared to Oklahoma, however, Lawton real state is not on the lower end of the price spectrum.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Lawton, accounting for 69.08% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Lawton include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 16.46%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 8.13%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 4.07%).
The most prevalent building size and type in Lawton are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 40.16% owning and 59.84% renting.
There is a lot of housing in Lawton built from 1970 to 1999 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 Lawton built between 1940-1969 ( 37.69%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 13.56%). There's also some housing in Lawton built before 1939 ( 5.17%).
Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Lawton. Fully 16.78% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Lawton homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Lawton real estate prices below levels they could achieve if vacant housing was absorbed into the market and became occupied. Housing vacancy rates are a useful measure to consider, along with other things, if you are a home buyer or a real estate investor.
Some of the lowest real estate appreciation rates in America over the last ten years have been in Lawton, where house values have increased just 18.88%, which is annualized rate of 1.74%. This rate is lower than the appreciation rate found in 90% of the cities and towns in America.
Over the last year, Lawton appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Lawton's appreciation rate has been -2.11%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Lawton were at -0.74%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of -2.94%.
Notably, Lawton's appreciation rate in the latest quarter is one of the lowest in America.
Relative to Oklahoma, our data show that Lawton's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 90% of the other cities and towns in Oklahoma.
One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Lawton differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Lawton - 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 2000, to assist you in making the best Lawton real estate investment or home purchase decisions.
$159,470
for Oklahoma
for nation
33,144
$1,334 / per month