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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 109,934, 34,788 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $900,098, real estate costs in Downey 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.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Downey, accounting for 56.26% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Downey include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 30.86%), row houses and other attached homes ( 6.54%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 5.31%).
People in Downey primarily live in small (one, two or no bedroom) single-family detached homes. Downey has a mixture of owner-occupied and renter-occupied housing.
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. Downey's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 68.98% of the city's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Downey include homes built between 1970-1999 ( 23.14%) and housing constructed between 2000 and later ( 4.20%). There's also some housing in Downey built before 1939 ( 3.68%).
Appreciation rates for homes in Downey have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 99.73%, which ranks in the top 40% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Downey house appreciation rate of 7.16%.
Appreciation rates are so strong in Downey that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Downey real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Downey appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 8.06%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 70.89% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Downey. Downey 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 Downey's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 70% 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 Downey differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Downey - 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 Downey real estate investment or home purchase decisions.
$900,098
for California
for nation
34,788
$3,046 / per month