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Little Falls, NY 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

Little Falls, NY Housing Market Trends

With a population of 4,549, 1,783 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $182,857, house prices in Little Falls are solidly below the national average.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Little Falls, accounting for 48.48% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Little Falls include duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 36.64%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 12.95%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 1.94%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Little Falls are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 60.81% owning and 39.19% renting.

The housing in Little Falls was primarily built before 1939 ( 73.04%), making the housing stock in Little Falls some of the oldest overall in America, although there is a range of ages of homes in Little Falls. The next most important housing age is between 1940-1969 ( 14.06%), followed by between 1970-1999 ( 10.65%). There's also some housing in Little Falls built between 2000 and later ( 2.26%).

Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Little Falls. Fully 17.83% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Little Falls homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Little Falls 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.

Little Falls Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Little Falls have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 85.60%, which ranks in the top 50% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Little Falls house appreciation rate of 6.38%.

Appreciation rates are so strong in Little Falls that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Little Falls real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Little Falls appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 10.17%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 95.49% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Little Falls. Little Falls appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 4.94%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 21.27%.

Importantly, this makes Little Falls one of the highest appreciating communities in the nation for the latest quarter, and may signal the city's near-future real estate investment strength.

Relative to New York, our data show that Little Falls's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 70% of the other cities and towns in New York.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$182,857

Little Falls, NY Home Prices
> $1,443,000
$1,082,001 - $1,443,000
$722,001 - $1,082,000
$577,001 - $722,000
$433,001 - $577,000
$289,001 - $433,000
$144,001 - $289,000
$72,001 - $144,000
$0 - $72,000
0.0%
0.0%
1.0%
1.0%
2.3%
2.3%
1.0%
1.0%
12.3%
12.3%
4.0%
4.0%
30.6%
30.6%
41.2%
41.2%
7.6%
7.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Low

for New york

Low

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

1,783

Little Falls Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$759 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
60.8%
60.8%
39.2%
39.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
17.8%
17.8%
82.2%
82.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
2.3%
2.3%
10.6%
10.6%
14.1%
14.1%
73.0%
73.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
48.5%
48.5%
1.9%
1.9%
36.6%
36.6%
12.9%
12.9%
0.0%
0.0%
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
1.0%
1.0%
9.5%
9.5%
30.9%
30.9%
32.9%
32.9%
18.0%
18.0%
7.6%
7.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes