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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.
Methodology: NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data
With 117,027 people, 49,592 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $427,587, Clearwater real estate prices are well above average cost compared to national prices.
Large apartment complexes or high rise apartments are the single most common housing type in Clearwater, accounting for 42.87% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Clearwater include single-family detached homes ( 38.54%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 7.37%), and a few mobile homes or trailers ( 5.78%). Cities with mostly row houses, apartments, and other high density housing types are relatively uncommon, and characteristic of compact cities that frequently have a downtown or other neighborhoods where amenities are within walking distance and a lot of street life can be seen.
People in Clearwater primarily live in small (one, two or no bedroom) units, chiefly found in large apartment complexes or high rise apartments. Clearwater has a mixture of owner-occupied and renter-occupied housing.
There is a lot of housing in Clearwater 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 Clearwater built between 1940-1969 ( 26.91%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 14.27%). There's also some housing in Clearwater built before 1939 ( 2.07%).
Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Clearwater. Fully 18.17% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Clearwater homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Clearwater 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.
In the last 10 years, Clearwater has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. Clearwater real estate appreciated 178.37% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 10.78%, putting Clearwater in the top 10% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, Clearwater definitely has a track record of being one of the best long term real estate investments in America through the last ten years.
NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Clearwater's appreciation rate, at 6.84%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Clearwater's appreciation rate has been 0.30%, which annualizes to a rate of 1.19%.
Notably, Clearwater's appreciation rate in the latest quarter is one of the lowest in America.
Relative to Florida, our data show that Clearwater's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 50% of the other cities and towns in Florida.
One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Clearwater differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Clearwater - 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 Clearwater real estate investment or home purchase decisions.
$427,587
for Florida
for nation
49,592
$2,590 / per month