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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 7,670 people, 2,505 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $317,330, Dade City real estate and house prices are near the national average for all cities and towns.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Dade City, accounting for 63.35% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Dade City include mobile homes or trailers ( 13.44%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 11.61%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 6.02%).
The most prevalent building size and type in Dade City are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 62.65% owning and 37.35% renting.
There is a lot of housing in Dade City 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 Dade City built between 1940-1969 ( 29.03%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 22.05%). There's also some housing in Dade City built before 1939 ( 6.85%).
Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Dade City. Fully 16.69% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Dade City homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Dade City 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, Dade City has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. Dade City real estate appreciated 170.48% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 10.46%, putting Dade City in the top 10% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, Dade City definitely has a track record of being one of the best long term real estate investments in America through the last ten years.
Appreciation rates are so strong in Dade City that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Dade City real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Dade City appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 8.02%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 70.38% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Dade City. Dade City appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 0.30%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 1.19%.
Notably, Dade City's appreciation rate in the latest quarter is one of the lowest in America.
Relative to Florida, our data show that Dade City's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 60% 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 Dade City differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Dade City - 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 Dade City real estate investment or home purchase decisions.
$317,330
for Florida
for nation
2,505
$1,895 / per month