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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 a population of 2,959, 1,421 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $205,860, house prices in Girard are solidly below the national average.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Girard, accounting for 53.90% of the borough's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Girard include duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 24.76%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 11.49%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 7.59%).
The most prevalent building size and type in Girard are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The borough has a mixture of owners and renters, with 54.96% owning and 45.04% renting.
The housing in Girard was primarily built before 1939 ( 40.01%), making the housing stock in Girard some of the oldest overall in America, although there is a range of ages of homes in Girard. The next most important housing age is between 1940-1969 ( 28.45%), followed by between 1970-1999 ( 24.01%). There's also some housing in Girard built between 2000 and later ( 7.52%).
Girard's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in Girard during the period has been just 4.97%, which is lower than 70% of US communities.
Appreciation rates are so strong in Girard that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Girard real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Girard appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 8.69%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 90.61% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Girard. Girard appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 0.64%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 2.60%.
Relative to Pennsylvania, our data show that Girard's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 90% of the other cities and towns in Pennsylvania.
$205,860
for Pennsylvania
for nation
1,421
$856 / per month