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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 28,393 people, 11,577 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $346,940, Agawam real estate values are some of the lowest in Massachusetts, although compared to real estate around the nation, Agawam homes are still considered rather expensive.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Agawam, accounting for 65.79% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Agawam include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 17.18%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 10.70%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 5.78%).
Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Agawam. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 73.10% of Agawam's homes, and 58.86% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.
There is a lot of housing in Agawam 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 Agawam built between 1940-1969 ( 41.00%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from before 1939 ( 8.84%). There's also some housing in Agawam built between 2000 and later ( 5.48%).
Agawam's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in Agawam during the period has been just 5.45%, which is lower than 70% of US communities.
Appreciation rates are so strong in Agawam that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Agawam real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Agawam appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 9.70%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 85.68% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Agawam. Agawam appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 0.85%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 3.44%.
Relative to Massachusetts, our data show that Agawam's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 80% of the other cities and towns in Massachusetts.
One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Agawam differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Agawam - 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 Agawam real estate investment or home purchase decisions.
$346,940
for Massachusetts
for nation
11,577
$1,883 / per month