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Zwolle, LA 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 Q2 2024. 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

Zwolle, LA Housing Market Trends

With 1,619 people, 607 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $36,983, house prices in Zwolle are some of the most affordable in Louisiana as well as the nation.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Zwolle, accounting for 42.32% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Zwolle include mobile homes or trailers ( 34.89%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 13.60%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 4.91%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Zwolle are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The town has a mixture of owners and renters, with 54.93% owning and 45.07% renting.

There is a lot of housing in Zwolle 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 Zwolle built between 1940-1969 ( 31.74%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 17.51%). There's also some housing in Zwolle built before 1939 ( 7.93%).

Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Zwolle. Fully 23.55% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Zwolle homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Zwolle 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.

Zwolle Home Appreciation Rates

Homes have actually lost value in Zwolle over the last then years, as home values have seen a decline of 4.55% during the ten year period. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout appreciation rate data shows Zwolle home appreciation rates at -3.70%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of -14.01%.

Over the last year, Zwolle appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Zwolle's appreciation rate has been 1.22%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Zwolle were at -3.70%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of -14.01%.

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

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

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$36,983

Zwolle, LA Home Prices
> $716,000
$538,001 - $716,000
$359,001 - $538,000
$287,001 - $359,000
$215,001 - $287,000
$143,001 - $215,000
$72,001 - $143,000
$36,001 - $72,000
$0 - $36,000
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1.9%
1.9%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
5.7%
5.7%
20.3%
20.3%
23.5%
23.5%
47.5%
47.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Very Low

for Louisiana

Very Low

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

607

Zwolle Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$854 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
54.9%
54.9%
45.1%
45.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
23.6%
23.6%
76.4%
76.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
17.5%
17.5%
42.8%
42.8%
31.7%
31.7%
7.9%
7.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
42.3%
42.3%
4.9%
4.9%
13.6%
13.6%
3.8%
3.8%
34.9%
34.9%
0.5%
0.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
3.1%
3.1%
11.3%
11.3%
29.3%
29.3%
40.4%
40.4%
14.4%
14.4%
1.4%
1.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Popular Neighborhoods in Zwolle

Zip Codes in Zwolle, LA