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Big Sandy, TX 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

Big Sandy, TX Housing Market Trends

With a population of 1,286, 530 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $169,372, house prices in Big Sandy are solidly below the national average.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Big Sandy, accounting for 64.36% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Big Sandy include duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 24.13%), mobile homes or trailers ( 8.04%), and a few large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 2.08%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Big Sandy are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The town has a mixture of owners and renters, with 42.08% owning and 57.92% renting.

There is a lot of housing in Big Sandy 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 Big Sandy built between 1940-1969 ( 25.24%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from before 1939 ( 11.79%). There's also some housing in Big Sandy built between 2000 and later ( 10.12%).

Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Big Sandy. Fully 26.49% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Big Sandy homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Big Sandy 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.

Big Sandy Home Appreciation Rates

Real estate appreciation rates in Big Sandy's have tracked to near the national average over the last then years, with the annual appreciation rate averaging 5.47% during the period.

Appreciation rates are so strong in Big Sandy that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Big Sandy real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Big Sandy appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 7.69%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 79.94% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Big Sandy. Big Sandy appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 3.34%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 14.06%.

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

Relative to Texas, our data show that Big Sandy's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 90% of the other cities and towns in Texas.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$169,372

Big Sandy, TX Home Prices
> $1,283,000
$962,001 - $1,283,000
$641,001 - $962,000
$513,001 - $641,000
$385,001 - $513,000
$257,001 - $385,000
$128,001 - $257,000
$64,001 - $128,000
$0 - $64,000
2.3%
2.3%
1.7%
1.7%
2.0%
2.0%
2.9%
2.9%
3.4%
3.4%
23.2%
23.2%
21.8%
21.8%
32.2%
32.2%
10.6%
10.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Low

for Texas

Low

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

530

Big Sandy Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,579 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
42.1%
42.1%
57.9%
57.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
26.5%
26.5%
73.5%
73.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
10.1%
10.1%
52.8%
52.8%
25.2%
25.2%
11.8%
11.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
64.4%
64.4%
1.0%
1.0%
24.1%
24.1%
2.1%
2.1%
8.0%
8.0%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
0.4%
0.4%
9.6%
9.6%
34.8%
34.8%
40.6%
40.6%
13.2%
13.2%
1.4%
1.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

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