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Whiteriver, AZ Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q3 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Whiteriver, AZ Housing Market Trends

With a population of 4,520, 1,185 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $81,223, house prices in Whiteriver are some of the most affordable in Arizona as well as the nation.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Whiteriver, accounting for 82.51% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Whiteriver include mobile homes or trailers ( 8.71%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 7.55%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 1.23%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Whiteriver are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The town has a mixture of owners and renters, with 46.30% owning and 53.70% renting.

There is a lot of housing in Whiteriver 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 Whiteriver built between 2000 and later ( 18.18%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 9.94%).

Whiteriver Home Appreciation Rates

In the last 10 years, Whiteriver has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. Whiteriver real estate appreciated 113.40% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 7.87%, putting Whiteriver in the top 20% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, Whiteriver definitely has a track record of being one of the best long term real estate investments in America through the last ten years.

Over the last year, Whiteriver appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Whiteriver's appreciation rate has been 1.93%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Whiteriver were at 1.67%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 6.86%.

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

Relative to Arizona, our data show that Whiteriver's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 60% of the other cities and towns in Arizona.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$81,223

Whiteriver, AZ Home Prices
> $1,400,000
$1,050,001 - $1,400,000
$700,001 - $1,050,000
$560,001 - $700,000
$420,001 - $560,000
$280,001 - $420,000
$140,001 - $280,000
$70,001 - $140,000
$0 - $70,000
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
2.6%
2.6%
11.1%
11.1%
60.3%
60.3%
24.8%
24.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Very Low

for Arizona

Very Low

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

1,185

Whiteriver Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,227 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
Vacant
46.3%
46.3%
53.7%
53.7%
8.7%
8.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
18.2%
18.2%
71.9%
71.9%
9.9%
9.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
82.5%
82.5%
1.2%
1.2%
7.6%
7.6%
0.0%
0.0%
8.7%
8.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
1.5%
1.5%
5.2%
5.2%
27.1%
27.1%
50.2%
50.2%
12.2%
12.2%
3.9%
3.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

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