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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 3,297 people, 1,486 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $251,704, house prices in Gallipolis are solidly below the national average.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Gallipolis, accounting for 78.58% of the village's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Gallipolis include duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 11.64%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 5.85%), and a few mobile homes or trailers ( 2.24%).
The most prevalent building size and type in Gallipolis are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The village has a mixture of owners and renters, with 49.73% owning and 50.27% renting.
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. Gallipolis's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 33.83% of the village's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Gallipolis include homes built before 1939 ( 28.52%) and housing constructed between 1970-1999 ( 25.08%). There's also some housing in Gallipolis built between 2000 and later ( 12.57%).
Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Gallipolis. Fully 18.80% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Gallipolis homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Gallipolis 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.
Gallipolis's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in Gallipolis during the period has been just 5.28%, which is lower than 70% of US communities.
Appreciation rates are so strong in Gallipolis that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Gallipolis real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Gallipolis appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 12.97%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 95.37% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Gallipolis. Gallipolis appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 1.02%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 4.15%.
Relative to Ohio, our data show that Gallipolis's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 90% of the other cities and towns in Ohio.
$251,704
for Ohio
for nation
1,486
$1,187 / per month