LOS ALAMITOS HOUSING MARKET INFORMATION With a population of 11,901, 4,257 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $1,392,777, Los Alamitos house prices are not only among the most expensive in California, Los Alamitos real estate also is some of the most expensive in all of America. Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Los Alamitos, accounting for 44.61% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Los Alamitos include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 25.39%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 21.05%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 7.80%). People in Los Alamitos primarily live in small (one, two or no bedroom) single-family detached homes. Los Alamitos has a mixture of owner-occupied and renter-occupied housing. At the end of World War II, American soldiers returned home triumphant and, with the help of the GI Bill, built homes by the millions on the edges of America's cities. These homes were predominantly capes and ranches, modest in size, but built to house a growing middle-class as the 20th century became the American century. Los Alamitos's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 49.49% of the city's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Los Alamitos include homes built between 1970-1999 ( 40.05%) and housing constructed between 2000 and later ( 9.29%). There's also some housing in Los Alamitos built before 1939 ( 1.17%). LOS ALAMITOS HOME APPRECIATION RATES Los Alamitos's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in Los Alamitos during the period has been just 5.64%, which is lower than 70% of US communities. 蘑菇视频's data show that during the latest twelve months, Los Alamitos's appreciation rate, at 8.45%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Los Alamitos's appreciation rate has been 1.60%, which annualizes to a rate of 6.54%. Relative to California, our data show that Los Alamitos's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 80% of the other cities and towns in California. One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Los Alamitos differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use 蘑菇视频 to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Los Alamitos - 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 Los Alamitos real estate investment or home purchase decisions.