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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.
Methodology: NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data
With 37,720 people, 15,112 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $304,561, Holyoke real estate values are some of the lowest in Massachusetts, although compared to real estate around the nation, Holyoke homes are still considered rather expensive.
Large apartment complexes or high rise apartments are the single most common housing type in Holyoke, accounting for 38.82% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Holyoke include single-family detached homes ( 33.86%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 22.05%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 5.17%). This particular housing mix is relatively uncommon and characteristic of cities that are compact and walkable, and which often have a lively downtown.
People in Holyoke primarily live in small (one, two or no bedroom) units, chiefly found in large apartment complexes or high rise apartments. Holyoke has a mixture of owner-occupied and renter-occupied housing.
The housing in Holyoke was primarily built before 1939 ( 44.57%), making the housing stock in Holyoke some of the oldest overall in America, although there is a range of ages of homes in Holyoke. The next most important housing age is between 1940-1969 ( 31.59%), followed by between 1970-1999 ( 20.06%). There's also some housing in Holyoke built between 2000 and later ( 3.78%).
Real estate appreciation rates in Holyoke's have tracked to near the national average over the last then years, with the annual appreciation rate averaging 5.49% during the period.
NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Holyoke's appreciation rate, at 6.30%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Holyoke's appreciation rate has been 3.19%, which annualizes to a rate of 13.40%.
Importantly, NeighborhoodScout’s exclusive research found that Holyoke's housing market shows one of the <a href="/blog/highest-appreciating-cities">top real estate appreciation rates in the U.S.A.</a> in the latest quarter, which may signal the city’s near-future real estate investment strength.
Relative to Massachusetts, our data show that Holyoke's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 50% of the other cities and towns in Massachusetts.
One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Holyoke differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Holyoke - 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 Holyoke real estate investment or home purchase decisions.
$304,561
for Massachusetts
for nation
15,112
$1,620 / per month