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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 10,904 people, 3,993 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $1,224,972, Clayton house prices are not only among the most expensive in California, Clayton real estate also is some of the most expensive in all of America.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Clayton, accounting for 85.16% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Clayton include row houses and other attached homes ( 13.83%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 1.01%).
Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Clayton. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 90.46% of Clayton's homes, and 82.74% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.
There is a lot of housing in Clayton 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 Clayton built between 1940-1969 ( 13.76%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 7.48%). There's also some housing in Clayton built before 1939 ( 1.98%).
Real estate appreciation rates in Clayton's have tracked to near the national average over the last then years, with the annual appreciation rate averaging 6.18% during the period.
Appreciation rates are so strong in Clayton that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Clayton real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Clayton appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 8.26%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 72.84% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Clayton. Clayton appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 2.58%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 10.71%.
Relative to California, our data show that Clayton's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 70% of the other cities and towns in California.
$1,224,972
for California
for nation
3,993
$4,092 / per month