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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 19,979 people, 8,020 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $590,434, real estate costs in Southbury 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 Southbury, accounting for 59.01% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Southbury include row houses and other attached homes ( 18.13%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 14.37%), and a few large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 8.40%).
Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Southbury. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 83.80% of Southbury's homes, and 49.12% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.
There is a lot of housing in Southbury 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 Southbury built between 1940-1969 ( 19.58%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 14.10%). There's also some housing in Southbury built before 1939 ( 7.79%).
Southbury's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in Southbury during the period has been just 5.12%, which is lower than 80% of US communities.
Appreciation rates are so strong in Southbury that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Southbury real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Southbury appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 8.87%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 79.85% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Southbury. Southbury appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 0.95%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 3.86%.
Relative to Connecticut, our data show that Southbury's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 50% of the other cities and towns in Connecticut.
One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the town. Individual neighborhoods within Southbury differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Southbury - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Southbury real estate investment or home purchase decisions.
$590,434
for Connecticut
for nation
8,020
$2,969 / per month