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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 1,558 people, 549 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $277,991, Darien 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 Darien, accounting for 51.15% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Darien include mobile homes or trailers ( 31.61%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 9.09%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 6.38%).
Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Darien. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 69.03% of Darien's homes, and 66.08% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.
There is a lot of housing in Darien 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 Darien built between 2000 and later ( 33.92%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 22.12%). There's also some housing in Darien built before 1939 ( 4.88%).
Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Darien. Fully 25.51% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Darien homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Darien 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, Darien has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. Darien real estate appreciated 161.57% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 10.09%, putting Darien in the top 10% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, Darien 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 Darien that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Darien real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Darien appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 11.09%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 91.33% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Darien. Darien appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 1.88%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 7.72%.
Relative to Georgia, our data show that Darien's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 90% of the other cities and towns in Georgia.
$277,991
for Georgia
for nation
549
$1,436 / per month