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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 a population of 1,631, 756 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $65,585, house prices in Bladenboro are some of the most affordable in North Carolina as well as the nation.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Bladenboro, accounting for 69.39% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Bladenboro include mobile homes or trailers ( 15.58%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 11.87%), and a few large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 3.16%).
The most prevalent building size and type in Bladenboro are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The town has a mixture of owners and renters, with 42.06% owning and 57.94% renting.
There is a lot of housing in Bladenboro 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 Bladenboro built between 1940-1969 ( 29.74%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from before 1939 ( 14.60%). There's also some housing in Bladenboro built between 2000 and later ( 9.26%).
Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Bladenboro. Fully 17.65% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Bladenboro homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Bladenboro 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.
Some of the lowest real estate appreciation rates in America over the last ten years have been in Bladenboro, where house values have increased just 43.90%, which is annualized rate of 3.71%. This rate is lower than the appreciation rate found in 90% of the cities and towns in America.
Appreciation rates are so strong in Bladenboro that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Bladenboro real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Bladenboro appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 7.33%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 78.06% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Bladenboro. Bladenboro appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 1.41%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 5.78%.
Relative to North Carolina, our data show that Bladenboro's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 70% of the other cities and towns in North Carolina.
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$1,202 / per month