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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 64,818 people, 23,575 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $288,050, Idaho Falls real estate prices are well above average cost compared to national prices.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Idaho Falls, accounting for 65.71% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Idaho Falls include duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 14.05%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 13.09%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 4.57%).
The most prevalent building size and type in Idaho Falls are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 60.48% owning and 39.52% renting.
There is a lot of housing in Idaho Falls 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 Idaho Falls built between 1940-1969 ( 31.25%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 17.06%). There's also some housing in Idaho Falls built before 1939 ( 9.71%).
In the last 10 years, Idaho Falls has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. Idaho Falls real estate appreciated 140.06% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 9.15%, putting Idaho Falls in the top 10% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, Idaho Falls definitely has a track record of being one of the best long term real estate investments in America through the last ten years.
Appreciation rates are so strong in Idaho Falls that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Idaho Falls real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Idaho Falls appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 17.69%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 74.68% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Idaho Falls. Idaho Falls appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 4.96%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 21.34%.
Importantly, this makes Idaho Falls one of the highest appreciating communities in the nation for the latest quarter, and may signal the city's near-future real estate investment strength.
Relative to Idaho, our data show that Idaho Falls's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 70% of the other cities and towns in Idaho.
One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Idaho Falls differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Idaho Falls - 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 Idaho Falls real estate investment or home purchase decisions.
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