BARNSTABLE HOUSING MARKET INFORMATION With 49,709 people, 20,614 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $779,423, real estate costs in Barnstable are among some of the highest in the nation, although house prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive Massachusetts communities. Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Barnstable, accounting for 80.57% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Barnstable include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 9.38%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 5.49%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 4.07%). Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Barnstable. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 74.04% of Barnstable's homes, and 63.45% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America. There is a lot of housing in Barnstable 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 Barnstable built between 1940-1969 ( 22.21%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from before 1939 ( 11.77%). There's also some housing in Barnstable built between 2000 and later ( 9.91%). Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Barnstable. Fully 25.01% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Barnstable homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Barnstable 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. BARNSTABLE HOME APPRECIATION RATES Appreciation rates for homes in Barnstable have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to 蘑菇视频 data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 118.56%, which ranks in the top 30% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Barnstable house appreciation rate of 8.13%. Appreciation rates are so strong in Barnstable that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Barnstable real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Barnstable appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 10.31%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 84.95% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Barnstable. Barnstable appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at -0.43%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of -1.72%. Notably, Barnstable's appreciation rate in the latest quarter is one of the lowest in America. Relative to Massachusetts, our data show that Barnstable's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 90% 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 Barnstable differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use 蘑菇视频 to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Barnstable - 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 Barnstable real estate investment or home purchase decisions.