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Edwards, CA 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

Edwards, CA Housing Market Trends

With 2,342 people, 772 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $123,370, house prices in Edwards are some of the most affordable in California as well as the nation.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Edwards, accounting for 61.80% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Edwards include row houses and other attached homes ( 34.32%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 3.88%).

Renters dominate Edwards's housing market, and most live in three of four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes.

There is a lot of housing in Edwards 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 Edwards built between 2000 and later ( 46.98%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 5.82%).

Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Edwards. Fully 11.97% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Edwards homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Edwards 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.

Edwards Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Edwards have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 107.27%, which ranks in the top 30% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Edwards house appreciation rate of 7.56%.

Appreciation rates are so strong in Edwards that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Edwards real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Edwards appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 13.03%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 95.47% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Edwards. Edwards appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at -0.94%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of -3.71%.

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

Relative to California, our data show that Edwards's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 90% of the other cities and towns in California.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$123,370

Edwards Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$3,206 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
3.5%
3.5%
96.5%
96.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
12.0%
12.0%
88.0%
88.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
47.0%
47.0%
47.2%
47.2%
5.8%
5.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
61.8%
61.8%
34.3%
34.3%
3.9%
3.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
7.8%
7.8%
67.2%
67.2%
25.1%
25.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

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