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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 30,683 people, 13,225 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $150,748, house prices in Hopkinsville are solidly below the national average.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Hopkinsville, accounting for 66.58% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Hopkinsville include duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 14.75%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 14.74%), and a few mobile homes or trailers ( 2.56%).
The most prevalent building size and type in Hopkinsville are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 43.89% owning and 56.11% renting.
There is a lot of housing in Hopkinsville 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 Hopkinsville built between 1940-1969 ( 35.67%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 17.44%). There's also some housing in Hopkinsville built before 1939 ( 4.36%).
Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Hopkinsville. Fully 12.87% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Hopkinsville homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Hopkinsville 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.
Real estate appreciation rates in Hopkinsville's have tracked to near the national average over the last then years, with the annual appreciation rate averaging 5.00% during the period.
Appreciation rates are so strong in Hopkinsville that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Hopkinsville real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Hopkinsville appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 23.29%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 96.04% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Hopkinsville. Hopkinsville appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 5.43%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 23.57%.
Relative to Kentucky, our data show that Hopkinsville's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 90% of the other cities and towns in Kentucky.
One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Hopkinsville differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Hopkinsville - 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 Hopkinsville real estate investment or home purchase decisions.
Low for Nation
Average for KY