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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 4,973 people, 2,034 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $303,749, St. Clairsville real estate and house prices are near the national average for all cities and towns.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in St. Clairsville, accounting for 68.77% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in St. Clairsville include duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 15.16%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 13.25%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 1.43%).
Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in St. Clairsville. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 67.24% of St. Clairsville's homes, and 60.66% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.
There is a lot of housing in St. Clairsville 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 St. Clairsville built between 1940-1969 ( 36.79%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from before 1939 ( 12.37%). There's also some housing in St. Clairsville built between 2000 and later ( 3.86%).
Vacant housing appears to be an issue in St. Clairsville. Fully 19.09% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant St. Clairsville homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding St. Clairsville 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 St. Clairsville, where house values have increased just 47.27%, which is annualized rate of 3.95%. This rate is lower than the appreciation rate found in 90% of the cities and towns in America.
Appreciation rates are so strong in St. Clairsville that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, St. Clairsville real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, St. Clairsville appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 11.02%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 90.32% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in St. Clairsville. St. Clairsville appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 3.34%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 14.04%.
Importantly, this makes St. Clairsville 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 Ohio, our data show that St. Clairsville's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 80% of the other cities and towns in Ohio.
$303,749
for Ohio
for nation
2,034
$1,386 / per month