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Bluffton, IN 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 Q4 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

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

Bluffton, IN Housing Market Trends

With a population of 10,379, 4,298 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $185,779, house prices in Bluffton are solidly below the national average.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Bluffton, accounting for 64.46% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Bluffton include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 10.66%), mobile homes or trailers ( 10.46%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 9.94%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Bluffton are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 63.91% owning and 36.09% renting.

There is a lot of housing in Bluffton 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 Bluffton built before 1939 ( 30.02%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 22.51%). There's also some housing in Bluffton built between 2000 and later ( 14.52%).

Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Bluffton. Fully 10.83% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Bluffton homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Bluffton 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.

Bluffton Home Appreciation Rates

Real estate appreciation rates in Bluffton's have tracked to near the national average over the last then years, with the annual appreciation rate averaging 5.73% during the period.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Bluffton's appreciation rate, at 5.00%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Bluffton's appreciation rate has been -1.49%, which annualizes to a rate of -5.81%.

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

Relative to Indiana, our data show that Bluffton's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 70% of the other cities and towns in Indiana.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$185,779

Bluffton, IN Home Prices
> $1,279,000
$959,001 - $1,279,000
$639,001 - $959,000
$512,001 - $639,000
$384,001 - $512,000
$256,001 - $384,000
$128,001 - $256,000
$64,001 - $128,000
$0 - $64,000
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
2.7%
2.7%
5.2%
5.2%
15.3%
15.3%
38.9%
38.9%
26.9%
26.9%
10.9%
10.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Low

for Indiana

Low

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

4,298

Bluffton Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,057 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
63.9%
63.9%
36.1%
36.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
10.8%
10.8%
89.2%
89.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
14.5%
14.5%
32.9%
32.9%
22.5%
22.5%
30.0%
30.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
64.5%
64.5%
4.1%
4.1%
9.9%
9.9%
10.7%
10.7%
10.5%
10.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
1.7%
1.7%
11.9%
11.9%
26.2%
26.2%
41.4%
41.4%
14.6%
14.6%
4.2%
4.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Popular Neighborhoods in Bluffton

Zip Codes in Bluffton, IN