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Live Oak, 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

Live Oak, TX Housing Market Trends

With a population of 15,953, 6,476 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $290,590, Live Oak 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 Live Oak, accounting for 72.29% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Live Oak include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 22.55%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 4.73%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Live Oak are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 57.38% owning and 42.62% renting.

Live Oak homes and real estate are some of the newest in America. 45.87% of Live Oak'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 Live Oak real estate market has to offer. Quite a bit of the housing here was also built between 1970-1999 ( 41.59%), and between 1940-1969 ( 12.26%).

Live Oak Home Appreciation Rates

In the last 10 years, Live Oak has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. Live Oak real estate appreciated 122.37% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 8.32%, putting Live Oak in the top 20% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, Live Oak definitely has a track record of being one of the best long term real estate investments in America through the last ten years.

Over the last year, Live Oak appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Live Oak's appreciation rate has been 1.52%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Live Oak were at -0.96%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of -3.79%.

Notably, Live Oak's appreciation rate in the latest quarter is one of the lowest in America.

Relative to Texas, our data show that Live Oak's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 70% of the other cities and towns in Texas.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$290,590

Live Oak, TX Home Prices
> $1,350,000
$1,012,001 - $1,350,000
$675,001 - $1,012,000
$540,001 - $675,000
$405,001 - $540,000
$270,001 - $405,000
$135,001 - $270,000
$67,001 - $135,000
$0 - $67,000
2.1%
2.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
9.6%
9.6%
40.1%
40.1%
41.9%
41.9%
1.1%
1.1%
3.9%
3.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for Texas

Average

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

6,476

Live Oak Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$2,056 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
57.4%
57.4%
42.6%
42.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
4.6%
4.6%
95.4%
95.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
45.9%
45.9%
41.6%
41.6%
12.3%
12.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
72.3%
72.3%
0.2%
0.2%
4.7%
4.7%
22.5%
22.5%
0.2%
0.2%
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
1.5%
1.5%
11.9%
11.9%
11.7%
11.7%
49.8%
49.8%
22.0%
22.0%
3.0%
3.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes