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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 19,382, 7,773 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $729,742, real estate costs in Point Pleasant are among some of the highest in the nation, although house prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive New Jersey communities.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Point Pleasant, accounting for 80.68% of the borough's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Point Pleasant include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 8.28%), row houses and other attached homes ( 6.19%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 4.57%).
Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Point Pleasant. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 80.39% of Point Pleasant's homes, and 62.19% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.
At the end of World War II, American soldiers returned home triumphant and, with the help of the GI Bill, built homes by the millions on the edges of America's cities. These homes were predominantly capes and ranches, modest in size, but built to house a growing middle-class as the 20th century became the American century. Point Pleasant's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 49.41% of the borough's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Point Pleasant include homes built between 1970-1999 ( 35.28%) and housing constructed between 2000 and later ( 9.54%). There's also some housing in Point Pleasant built before 1939 ( 5.78%).
Real estate appreciation rates in Point Pleasant's have tracked to near the national average over the last then years, with the annual appreciation rate averaging 6.47% during the period.
Appreciation rates are so strong in Point Pleasant that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Point Pleasant real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Point Pleasant appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 10.38%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 89.01% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Point Pleasant. Point Pleasant appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 2.82%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 11.77%.
Relative to New Jersey, our data show that Point Pleasant's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 50% of the other cities and towns in New Jersey.
$729,742
for New jersey
for nation
7,773
$3,828 / per month