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.
Methodology: NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data
With a population of 17,461, 5,964 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $1,100,959, Clayton house prices are not only among the most expensive in Missouri, Clayton 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 Clayton, accounting for 48.70% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Clayton include single-family detached homes ( 32.06%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 17.02%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 2.22%). This particular housing mix is relatively uncommon and characteristic of cities that are compact and walkable, and which often have a lively downtown.
People in Clayton primarily live in small (one, two or no bedroom) units, chiefly found in large apartment complexes or high rise apartments. Clayton has a mixture of owner-occupied and renter-occupied housing.
The housing in Clayton was primarily built before 1939 ( 36.40%), making the housing stock in Clayton some of the oldest overall in America, although there is a range of ages of homes in Clayton. The next most important housing age is between 1940-1969 ( 30.31%), followed by between 2000 and later ( 21.43%). There's also some housing in Clayton built between 1970-1999 ( 11.87%).
Clayton's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in Clayton during the period has been just 5.58%, which is lower than 70% of US communities.
NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Clayton's appreciation rate, at 7.81%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Clayton's appreciation rate has been 1.54%, which annualizes to a rate of 6.32%.
Relative to Missouri, our data show that Clayton's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 80% of the other cities and towns in Missouri.
$1,100,959
for Missouri
for nation
5,964
$1,991 / per month