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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 a population of 16,172, 8,276 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $1,412,333, Marco Island house prices are not only among the most expensive in Florida, Marco Island real estate also is some of the most expensive in all of America.
Large apartment complexes or high rise apartments are the single most common housing type in Marco Island, accounting for 55.27% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Marco Island include single-family detached homes ( 40.12%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 3.23%). 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.
Dwellings in Marco Island tend to be quite small (one, two, or no bedrooms) and owner occupied. In fact, 50.40% of the homes in Marco Island have two or fewer bedrooms.
There is a lot of housing in Marco Island 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 Marco Island built between 2000 and later ( 18.29%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 4.59%).
A decent proportion of the Marco Island housing stock is seasonally occupied. That is, homes and condos in Marco Island are occupied by people for a portion of the year - mainly for vacation purposes - and then locked up and left unoccupied for the remainder of the year as owners return to their primary residences. This characteristic of the Marco Island housing market speaks to its popularity as a vacation location of choice.
In the last 10 years, Marco Island has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. Marco Island real estate appreciated 163.50% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 10.17%, putting Marco Island in the top 10% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, Marco Island 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 Marco Island that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Marco Island real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Marco Island appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 9.83%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 86.53% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Marco Island. Marco Island appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 2.85%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 11.88%.
Relative to Florida, our data show that Marco Island's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 70% 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 Marco Island differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Marco Island - 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 Marco Island real estate investment or home purchase decisions.
$1,412,333
for Florida
for nation
8,276
$2,936 / per month