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Vero Beach, FL 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 Q2 2024. 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

Vero Beach, FL Housing Market Trends

With a population of 17,096, 7,725 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $551,814, real estate costs in Vero Beach are among some of the highest in the nation, although house prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive Florida communities.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Vero Beach, accounting for 49.73% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Vero Beach include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 33.36%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 8.64%), and a few mobile homes or trailers ( 4.37%).

Dwellings in Vero Beach tend to be quite small (one, two, or no bedrooms) and owner occupied. In fact, 59.18% of the homes in Vero Beach have two or fewer bedrooms.

There is a lot of housing in Vero Beach 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 Vero Beach built between 1940-1969 ( 32.60%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 7.65%). There's also some housing in Vero Beach built before 1939 ( 6.16%).

Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Vero Beach. Fully 28.56% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Vero Beach homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Vero Beach 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.

Vero Beach Home Appreciation Rates

In the last 10 years, Vero Beach has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. Vero Beach real estate appreciated 203.14% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 11.73%, putting Vero Beach in the top 10% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, Vero Beach 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 Vero Beach that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Vero Beach real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Vero Beach appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 14.21%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 96.88% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Vero Beach. Vero Beach appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 0.92%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 3.73%.

Relative to Florida, our data show that Vero Beach's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 90% 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 Vero Beach differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Vero Beach - 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 Vero Beach real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$551,814

Vero Beach, FL Home Prices
> $1,609,000
$1,207,001 - $1,609,000
$805,001 - $1,207,000
$644,001 - $805,000
$483,001 - $644,000
$322,001 - $483,000
$161,001 - $322,000
$80,001 - $161,000
$0 - $80,000
12.7%
12.7%
6.7%
6.7%
12.4%
12.4%
6.5%
6.5%
6.6%
6.6%
26.4%
26.4%
21.3%
21.3%
4.4%
4.4%
2.9%
2.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for Florida

Very High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

7,725

Vero Beach Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$2,149 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
65.6%
65.6%
34.4%
34.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
28.6%
28.6%
71.4%
71.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
7.6%
7.6%
53.6%
53.6%
32.6%
32.6%
6.2%
6.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
49.7%
49.7%
3.4%
3.4%
8.6%
8.6%
33.4%
33.4%
4.4%
4.4%
0.5%
0.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
3.6%
3.6%
9.5%
9.5%
46.1%
46.1%
30.4%
30.4%
9.1%
9.1%
1.3%
1.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes