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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 47,475 people, 15,772 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $1,160,799, real estate costs in Cerritos are among some of the highest in the nation, although house prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive California communities.
Cerritos is a city of large, single-family homes. In fact, there is a higher proportion of four, five or more bedroom homes in Cerritos than is found in 98% of the communities in America.
Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Cerritos. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 74.82% of Cerritos's homes, and 72.72% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.
There is a lot of housing in Cerritos 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 Cerritos built between 1940-1969 ( 31.02%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 4.69%).
Cerritos's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in Cerritos during the period has been just 5.70%, which is lower than 70% of US communities.
Appreciation rates are so strong in Cerritos that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Cerritos real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Cerritos appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 9.58%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 84.91% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Cerritos. Cerritos appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 2.09%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 8.62%.
Relative to California, our data show that Cerritos's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 80% of the other cities and towns in California.
One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Cerritos differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Cerritos - 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 Cerritos real estate investment or home purchase decisions.
$1,160,799
for California
for nation
15,772
$4,808 / per month