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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 55,930, 18,906 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $1,299,660, Fountain Valley house prices are not only among the most expensive in California, Fountain Valley real estate also is some of the most expensive in all of America.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Fountain Valley, accounting for 68.00% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Fountain Valley include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 16.41%), row houses and other attached homes ( 10.00%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 4.28%).
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 Valley. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 65.16% of Fountain Valley's homes, and 66.07% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.
There is a lot of housing in Fountain Valley 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 Valley built between 1940-1969 ( 38.92%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 4.92%).
Real estate appreciation rates in Fountain Valley's have tracked to near the national average over the last then years, with the annual appreciation rate averaging 6.52% during the period.
Appreciation rates are so strong in Fountain Valley that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Fountain Valley real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Fountain Valley appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 10.83%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 90.53% 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 Valley. Fountain Valley 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 Fountain Valley's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 90% 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 Fountain Valley differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Fountain Valley - 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 Valley real estate investment or home purchase decisions.
$1,299,660
for California
for nation
18,906
$3,994 / per month