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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 7,862 people, 3,207 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $506,770, Plaistow real estate prices are well above average cost compared to national prices.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Plaistow, accounting for 63.81% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Plaistow include row houses and other attached homes ( 12.43%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 11.36%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 10.94%).
Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Plaistow. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 83.36% of Plaistow's homes, and 57.20% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.
There is a lot of housing in Plaistow 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 Plaistow built between 1940-1969 ( 25.80%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from before 1939 ( 15.05%). There's also some housing in Plaistow built between 2000 and later ( 7.49%).
In the last 10 years, Plaistow has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. Plaistow real estate appreciated 125.91% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 8.49%, putting Plaistow in the top 20% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, Plaistow 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 Plaistow that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Plaistow real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Plaistow appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 16.32%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 90.24% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Plaistow. Plaistow appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 2.68%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 11.15%.
Relative to New Hampshire, our data show that Plaistow's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 80% of the other cities and towns in New Hampshire.
$506,770
for New hampshire
for nation
3,207
$2,718 / per month