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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 11,758 people, 3,879 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $313,253, Fountain Inn 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 Fountain Inn, accounting for 72.43% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Fountain Inn include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 14.23%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 4.90%), and a few mobile homes or trailers ( 4.67%).
Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Fountain Inn. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 70.02% of Fountain Inn's homes, and 76.39% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.
There is a lot of housing in Fountain Inn 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 Fountain Inn built between 2000 and later ( 36.69%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 14.04%). There's also some housing in Fountain Inn built before 1939 ( 7.18%).
In the last 10 years, Fountain Inn has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. Fountain Inn real estate appreciated 131.78% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 8.77%, putting Fountain Inn in the top 20% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, Fountain Inn 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 Fountain Inn that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Fountain Inn real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Fountain Inn appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 10.32%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 88.68% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Fountain Inn. Fountain Inn appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 0.74%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 2.98%.
Relative to South Carolina, our data show that Fountain Inn's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 50% of the other cities and towns in South Carolina.
One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Fountain Inn differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Fountain Inn - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Fountain Inn real estate investment or home purchase decisions.
$313,253
for South carolina
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3,879
$1,777 / per month