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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 a population of 37,113, 15,101 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $108,637, house prices in Muskogee are solidly below the national average.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Muskogee, accounting for 74.39% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Muskogee include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 14.94%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 5.31%), and a few mobile homes or trailers ( 4.06%).
The most prevalent building size and type in Muskogee are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 52.93% owning and 47.07% renting.
There is a lot of housing in Muskogee 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 Muskogee built between 1940-1969 ( 36.70%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from before 1939 ( 13.19%). There's also some housing in Muskogee built between 2000 and later ( 8.59%).
Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Muskogee. Fully 15.92% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Muskogee homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Muskogee 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.
Muskogee's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in Muskogee during the period has been just 2.02%, which is lower than 80% of US communities.
Over the last year, Muskogee appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Muskogee's appreciation rate has been 5.88%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Muskogee were at 1.85%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 7.60%.
Notably, Muskogee's appreciation rate in the latest quarter is one of the lowest in America.
Relative to Oklahoma, our data show that Muskogee's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 80% of the other cities and towns in Oklahoma.
One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Muskogee differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Muskogee - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Muskogee real estate investment or home purchase decisions.
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