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Dayton, 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

Dayton, TX Housing Market Trends

With a population of 9,375, 3,043 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $271,732, Dayton 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 Dayton, accounting for 71.09% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Dayton include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 14.08%), mobile homes or trailers ( 6.76%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 3.79%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Dayton are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 63.17% owning and 36.83% renting.

Dayton homes and real estate are some of the newest in America. 43.81% of Dayton's housing was built since 2000, making the city have a very new look and feel. If you like the amenities of newer homes and subdivisions, then you will probably like what the Dayton real estate market has to offer. Quite a bit of the housing here was also built between 1970-1999 ( 37.00%), and between 1940-1969 ( 17.70%). There's also some housing in Dayton built before 1939 ( 1.48%).

Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Dayton. Fully 13.26% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Dayton homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Dayton 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.

Dayton Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Dayton have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 94.14%, which ranks in the top 40% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Dayton house appreciation rate of 6.86%.

Over the last year, Dayton appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Dayton's appreciation rate has been 2.93%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Dayton were at 0.14%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 0.57%.

Relative to Texas, our data show that Dayton's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 60% of the other cities and towns in Texas.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Dayton differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Dayton - 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 Dayton real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$271,732

Dayton, TX Home Prices
> $1,268,000
$951,001 - $1,268,000
$634,001 - $951,000
$507,001 - $634,000
$381,001 - $507,000
$254,001 - $381,000
$127,001 - $254,000
$64,001 - $127,000
$0 - $64,000
0.1%
0.1%
1.0%
1.0%
6.7%
6.7%
6.1%
6.1%
9.0%
9.0%
29.0%
29.0%
18.4%
18.4%
15.8%
15.8%
13.8%
13.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for Texas

Average

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

3,043

Dayton Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,339 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
63.2%
63.2%
36.8%
36.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
13.3%
13.3%
86.7%
86.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
43.8%
43.8%
37.0%
37.0%
17.7%
17.7%
1.5%
1.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
71.1%
71.1%
0.0%
0.0%
3.8%
3.8%
14.1%
14.1%
6.8%
6.8%
4.3%
4.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
0.6%
0.6%
12.4%
12.4%
23.6%
23.6%
45.0%
45.0%
16.4%
16.4%
2.0%
2.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes