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Pleasant Hill, IA 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

Pleasant Hill, IA Housing Market Trends

With 11,186 people, 3,766 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $237,490, Pleasant Hill real estate and house prices are near the national average for all cities and towns.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Pleasant Hill, accounting for 61.57% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Pleasant Hill include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 20.06%), row houses and other attached homes ( 13.73%), and a few mobile homes or trailers ( 4.08%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Pleasant Hill. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 74.43% of Pleasant Hill's homes, and 64.98% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

Pleasant Hill homes and real estate are some of the newest in America. 50.25% of Pleasant Hill's housing was built since 2000, making the city have a very new look and feel. If you like the amenities of newer homes and subdivisions, then you will probably like what the Pleasant Hill real estate market has to offer. Quite a bit of the housing here was also built between 1970-1999 ( 39.94%), and between 1940-1969 ( 9.23%).

Pleasant Hill Home Appreciation Rates

Pleasant Hill's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in Pleasant Hill during the period has been just 5.13%, which is lower than 70% of US communities.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Pleasant Hill's appreciation rate, at 5.33%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Pleasant Hill's appreciation rate has been 3.29%, which annualizes to a rate of 13.84%.

Relative to Iowa, our data show that Pleasant Hill's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 80% of the other cities and towns in Iowa.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$237,490

Pleasant Hill, IA Home Prices
> $1,245,000
$934,001 - $1,245,000
$622,001 - $934,000
$498,001 - $622,000
$374,001 - $498,000
$249,001 - $374,000
$124,001 - $249,000
$62,001 - $124,000
$0 - $62,000
0.3%
0.3%
1.2%
1.2%
3.6%
3.6%
1.9%
1.9%
15.2%
15.2%
35.7%
35.7%
34.7%
34.7%
1.6%
1.6%
6.0%
6.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for Iowa

Average

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

3,766

Pleasant Hill Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,668 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
Vacant
74.4%
74.4%
25.6%
25.6%
1.5%
1.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
50.2%
50.2%
39.9%
39.9%
9.2%
9.2%
0.6%
0.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
61.6%
61.6%
13.7%
13.7%
0.5%
0.5%
20.1%
20.1%
4.1%
4.1%
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
0.0%
0.0%
4.9%
4.9%
24.9%
24.9%
43.3%
43.3%
21.7%
21.7%
5.2%
5.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Popular Neighborhoods in Pleasant Hill

Zip Codes in Pleasant Hill, IA