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Bakersville, NC 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

Bakersville, NC Housing Market Trends

With a population of 457, 309 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $304,316, Bakersville real estate prices are well above average cost compared to national prices.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Bakersville, accounting for 62.39% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Bakersville include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 28.28%), mobile homes or trailers ( 4.96%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 3.79%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Bakersville are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The town has a mixture of owners and renters, with 58.75% owning and 41.25% renting.

There is a lot of housing in Bakersville 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 Bakersville built between 2000 and later ( 25.07%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from before 1939 ( 15.45%). There's also some housing in Bakersville built between 1940-1969 ( 12.83%).

Bakersville Home Appreciation Rates

In the last 10 years, Bakersville has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. Bakersville real estate appreciated 128.94% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 8.64%, putting Bakersville in the top 10% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, Bakersville 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 Bakersville that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Bakersville real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Bakersville appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 7.33%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 77.83% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Bakersville. Bakersville appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 1.41%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 5.77%.

Relative to North Carolina, our data show that Bakersville's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 60% of the other cities and towns in North Carolina.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$304,316

Bakersville, NC Home Prices
> $1,544,000
$1,159,001 - $1,544,000
$773,001 - $1,159,000
$618,001 - $773,000
$463,001 - $618,000
$309,001 - $463,000
$154,001 - $309,000
$77,001 - $154,000
$0 - $77,000
0.0%
0.0%
0.5%
0.5%
3.1%
3.1%
7.3%
7.3%
11.0%
11.0%
32.6%
32.6%
32.7%
32.7%
10.7%
10.7%
2.1%
2.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for North carolina

High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

309

Bakersville Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,190 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
58.8%
58.8%
41.2%
41.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
9.9%
9.9%
90.1%
90.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
25.1%
25.1%
46.6%
46.6%
12.8%
12.8%
15.5%
15.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
62.4%
62.4%
0.6%
0.6%
3.8%
3.8%
28.3%
28.3%
5.0%
5.0%
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
0.9%
0.9%
16.9%
16.9%
19.8%
19.8%
49.6%
49.6%
7.6%
7.6%
5.2%
5.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Popular Neighborhoods in Bakersville

Zip Codes in Bakersville, NC