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Oxford, CT 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 Q4 2023. 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

Oxford, CT Housing Market Trends

With 12,941 people, 4,856 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $600,927, real estate costs in Oxford are among some of the highest in the nation, although house prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive Connecticut communities.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Oxford, accounting for 90.60% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Oxford include row houses and other attached homes ( 6.35%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 1.60%), and a few large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 1.46%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Oxford. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 91.85% of Oxford's homes, and 80.04% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

There is a lot of housing in Oxford 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 Oxford built between 2000 and later ( 31.29%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 17.22%). There's also some housing in Oxford built before 1939 ( 8.42%).

Oxford Home Appreciation Rates

Oxford's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in Oxford during the period has been just 4.92%, which is lower than 70% of US communities.

Appreciation rates are so strong in Oxford that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Oxford real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Oxford appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 9.33%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 92.75% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Oxford. Oxford appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 1.18%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 4.80%.

Relative to Connecticut, our data show that Oxford's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 60% of the other cities and towns in Connecticut.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$600,927

Oxford Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$2,070 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
91.9%
91.9%
8.1%
8.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
3.1%
3.1%
96.9%
96.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
31.3%
31.3%
43.1%
43.1%
17.2%
17.2%
8.4%
8.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
90.6%
90.6%
6.3%
6.3%
1.6%
1.6%
1.5%
1.5%
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%
4.1%
4.1%
14.2%
14.2%
47.5%
47.5%
32.5%
32.5%
1.7%
1.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes