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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 5,865, 2,583 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $403,349, Petoskey real estate is some of the most expensive in Michigan, although Petoskey home values aren't among America's most expensive.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Petoskey, accounting for 53.23% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Petoskey include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 25.04%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 17.95%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 3.78%).
The most prevalent building size and type in Petoskey are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 53.98% owning and 46.02% renting.
There is a lot of housing in Petoskey 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 Petoskey built before 1939 ( 23.03%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 22.97%). There's also some housing in Petoskey built between 2000 and later ( 8.39%).
Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Petoskey. Fully 20.06% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Petoskey homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Petoskey 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.
In the last 10 years, Petoskey has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. Petoskey real estate appreciated 142.88% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 9.28%, putting Petoskey in the top 10% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, Petoskey definitely has a track record of being one of the best long term real estate investments in America through the last ten years.
Appreciation rates are so strong in Petoskey that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Petoskey real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Petoskey appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 11.44%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 92.33% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Petoskey. Petoskey appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 0.88%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 3.56%.
Relative to Michigan, our data show that Petoskey's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 90% of the other cities and towns in Michigan.
$403,349
for Michigan
for nation
2,583
$1,826 / per month