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Yaphank, 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

Yaphank, NY Housing Market Trends

With 5,974 people, 2,543 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $558,212, real estate costs in Yaphank are among some of the highest in the nation, although house prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive New York communities.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Yaphank, accounting for 50.93% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Yaphank include row houses and other attached homes ( 26.85%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 18.06%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 4.17%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Yaphank. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 73.64% of Yaphank's homes, and 50.06% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

There is a lot of housing in Yaphank 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 Yaphank built between 2000 and later ( 29.00%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 20.14%). There's also some housing in Yaphank built before 1939 ( 7.99%).

Yaphank Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Yaphank have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 96.20%, which ranks in the top 40% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Yaphank house appreciation rate of 6.97%.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Yaphank's appreciation rate, at 4.85%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Yaphank's appreciation rate has been 0.41%, which annualizes to a rate of 1.66%.

Relative to New York, our data show that Yaphank's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 90% of the other cities and towns in New York.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$558,212

Yaphank, NY Home Prices
> $1,372,000
$1,029,001 - $1,372,000
$686,001 - $1,029,000
$549,001 - $686,000
$411,001 - $549,000
$274,001 - $411,000
$137,001 - $274,000
$68,001 - $137,000
$0 - $68,000
1.1%
1.1%
1.3%
1.3%
13.7%
13.7%
23.0%
23.0%
37.9%
37.9%
20.2%
20.2%
1.5%
1.5%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for New york

Very High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

2,543

Yaphank Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$5,029 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
73.6%
73.6%
26.4%
26.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
3.7%
3.7%
96.3%
96.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
29.0%
29.0%
42.9%
42.9%
20.1%
20.1%
8.0%
8.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
50.9%
50.9%
26.8%
26.8%
4.2%
4.2%
18.1%
18.1%
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
0.5%
0.5%
11.7%
11.7%
33.5%
33.5%
34.9%
34.9%
15.1%
15.1%
4.2%
4.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes