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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 678, 355 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $101,450, house prices in North are some of the most affordable in South Carolina as well as the nation.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in North, accounting for 67.05% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in North include mobile homes or trailers ( 22.97%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 7.19%), and a few large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 2.78%).
The most prevalent building size and type in North are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The town has a mixture of owners and renters, with 60.85% owning and 39.15% renting.
There is a lot of housing in North 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 North built between 1940-1969 ( 38.98%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 11.37%). There's also some housing in North built before 1939 ( 9.98%).
Vacant housing appears to be an issue in North. Fully 17.63% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant North homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding North 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.
Real estate appreciation rates in North's have tracked to near the national average over the last then years, with the annual appreciation rate averaging 6.11% during the period.
Appreciation rates are so strong in North that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, North real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, North appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 11.42%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 92.30% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in North. North appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 0.52%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 2.08%.
Notably, North's appreciation rate in the latest quarter is one of the lowest in America.
Relative to South Carolina, our data show that North's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 60% of the other cities and towns in South Carolina.
$101,450
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355
$1,507 / per month