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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 1,531 people, 595 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $469,479, St. Francisville real estate is some of the most expensive in Louisiana, although St. Francisville home values aren't among America's most expensive.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in St. Francisville, accounting for 57.54% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in St. Francisville include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 22.80%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 19.66%).
The most prevalent building size and type in St. Francisville are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The town has a mixture of owners and renters, with 47.56% owning and 52.44% renting.
There is a lot of housing in St. Francisville 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 St. Francisville built between 1940-1969 ( 19.66%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 7.73%). There's also some housing in St. Francisville built before 1939 ( 5.37%).
Vacant housing appears to be an issue in St. Francisville. Fully 22.02% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant St. Francisville homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding St. Francisville 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.
St. Francisville's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in St. Francisville during the period has been just 4.76%, which is lower than 80% of US communities.
Over the last year, St. Francisville appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, St. Francisville's appreciation rate has been 2.96%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in St. Francisville were at 1.60%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 6.57%.
Relative to Louisiana, our data show that St. Francisville's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 60% of the other cities and towns in Louisiana.
One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the town. Individual neighborhoods within St. Francisville differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in St. Francisville - 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 St. Francisville real estate investment or home purchase decisions.
$469,479
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