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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 9,038 people, 3,420 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $618,507, real estate costs in Valley Cottage 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 York communities.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Valley Cottage, accounting for 65.49% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Valley Cottage include duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 16.39%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 15.96%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 2.16%).
Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Valley Cottage. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 86.33% of Valley Cottage's homes, and 55.72% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.
There is a lot of housing in Valley Cottage 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 Valley Cottage built between 1940-1969 ( 29.04%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from before 1939 ( 14.75%). There's also some housing in Valley Cottage built between 2000 and later ( 1.34%).
Valley Cottage's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in Valley Cottage during the period has been just 5.55%, which is lower than 70% of US communities.
Appreciation rates are so strong in Valley Cottage that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Valley Cottage real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Valley Cottage appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 9.09%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 81.45% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Valley Cottage. Valley Cottage appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 2.82%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 11.77%.
Relative to New York, our data show that Valley Cottage's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 70% of the other cities and towns in New York.
$618,507
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3,420
$2,223 / per month