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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 19,021 people, 7,361 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $220,739, house prices in Gautier are solidly below the national average.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Gautier, accounting for 67.53% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Gautier include mobile homes or trailers ( 15.82%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 11.27%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 4.29%).
Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Gautier. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 66.88% of Gautier's homes, and 69.62% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.
There is a lot of housing in Gautier 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 Gautier built between 2000 and later ( 24.60%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 8.95%). There's also some housing in Gautier built before 1939 ( 1.03%).
Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Gautier. Fully 13.15% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Gautier homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Gautier 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.
Real estate appreciation rates in Gautier's have tracked to near the national average over the last then years, with the annual appreciation rate averaging 6.08% during the period.
Appreciation rates are so strong in Gautier that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Gautier real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Gautier appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 10.17%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 86.97% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Gautier. Gautier appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 3.03%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 12.68%.
Relative to Mississippi, our data show that Gautier's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 90% of the other cities and towns in Mississippi.
One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Gautier differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Gautier - 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 Gautier real estate investment or home purchase decisions.
$220,739
for Mississippi
for nation
7,361
$1,650 / per month