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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.
Methodology: NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data
With a population of 2,170, 1,247 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $157,553, the cost of homes in White Sulphur Springs is among some of the lowest in the nation. Compared to West Virginia, however, White Sulphur Springs real state is not on the lower end of the price spectrum.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in White Sulphur Springs, accounting for 78.06% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in White Sulphur Springs include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 13.25%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 6.33%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 2.36%).
The most prevalent building size and type in White Sulphur Springs are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 58.91% owning and 41.09% renting.
At the end of World War II, American soldiers returned home triumphant and, with the help of the GI Bill, built homes by the millions on the edges of America's cities. These homes were predominantly capes and ranches, modest in size, but built to house a growing middle-class as the 20th century became the American century. White Sulphur Springs's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 46.76% of the city's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in White Sulphur Springs include homes built between 1970-1999 ( 34.24%) and housing constructed before 1939 ( 14.21%). There's also some housing in White Sulphur Springs built between 2000 and later ( 4.79%).
White Sulphur Springs's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in White Sulphur Springs during the period has been just 4.24%, which is lower than 80% of US communities.
NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, White Sulphur Springs's appreciation rate, at 6.04%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, White Sulphur Springs's appreciation rate has been 4.64%, which annualizes to a rate of 19.90%.
Importantly, this makes White Sulphur Springs 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 West Virginia, our data show that White Sulphur Springs's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 70% of the other cities and towns in West Virginia.
$157,553
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1,247
$1,281 / per month