Analytics built by: Location, Inc.
Raw data sources: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.
Methodology: NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data
With a population of 514, 169 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $207,644, house prices in Velarde are solidly below the national average.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Velarde, accounting for 56.63% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Velarde include mobile homes or trailers ( 43.37%).
The most prevalent building size and type in Velarde are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The town has a mixture of owners and renters, with 42.01% owning and 57.99% renting.
There is a lot of housing in Velarde 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 Velarde built between 1940-1969 ( 0.00%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 0.00%).
Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Velarde. Fully 13.78% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Velarde homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Velarde 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 Velarde's have tracked to near the national average over the last then years, with the annual appreciation rate averaging 5.92% during the period.
NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Velarde's appreciation rate, at 6.37%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Velarde's appreciation rate has been 3.18%, which annualizes to a rate of 13.34%.
Importantly, this makes Velarde one of the highest appreciating communities in the nation for the latest quarter, and may signal the town's near-future real estate investment strength.
Relative to New Mexico, our data show that Velarde's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 50% of the other cities and towns in New Mexico.
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