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.
Methodology: NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data
With 12,043 people, 4,955 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $245,219, Pennsville real estate values are some of the lowest in New Jersey, although compared to real estate around the nation, Pennsville homes are still considered rather expensive.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Pennsville, accounting for 76.05% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Pennsville include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 11.87%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 6.48%), and a few mobile homes or trailers ( 3.91%).
Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Pennsville. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 76.71% of Pennsville's homes, and 58.23% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.
At the end of World War II, American soldiers returned home triumphant and, with the help of the GI Bill, built homes by the millions on the edges of America's cities. These homes were predominantly capes and ranches, modest in size, but built to house a growing middle-class as the 20th century became the American century. Pennsville's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 46.02% of the town's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Pennsville include homes built between 1970-1999 ( 32.79%) and housing constructed before 1939 ( 14.76%). There's also some housing in Pennsville built between 2000 and later ( 6.43%).
Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Pennsville. Fully 11.06% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Pennsville homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Pennsville 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.
Pennsville's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in Pennsville during the period has been just 4.59%, which is lower than 80% of US communities.
NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Pennsville's appreciation rate, at 6.29%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Pennsville's appreciation rate has been 0.82%, which annualizes to a rate of 3.32%.
Relative to New Jersey, our data show that Pennsville's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 70% of the other cities and towns in New Jersey.
$245,219
for New jersey
for nation
4,955
$1,979 / per month