STANLEY HOUSING MARKET INFORMATION With 4,065 people, 1,468 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $275,653, Stanley real estate and house prices are near the national average for all cities and towns. Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Stanley, accounting for 88.66% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Stanley include duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 7.41%), row houses and other attached homes ( 2.73%), and a few large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 1.20%). Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Stanley. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 68.48% of Stanley's homes, and 61.53% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America. There is a lot of housing in Stanley 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 Stanley built between 1940-1969 ( 28.14%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 25.79%). There's also some housing in Stanley built before 1939 ( 14.77%). STANLEY HOME APPRECIATION RATES In the last 10 years, Stanley has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. Stanley real estate appreciated 119.40% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 8.17%, putting Stanley in the top 20% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, Stanley definitely has a track record of being one of the best long term real estate investments in America through the last ten years. Over the last year, Stanley appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Stanley's appreciation rate has been 5.47%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, 蘑菇视频's data show that house appreciation rates in Stanley were at -0.14%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of -0.55%. Notably, Stanley's appreciation rate in the latest quarter is one of the lowest in America. Relative to North Carolina, our data show that Stanley's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 70% of the other cities and towns in North Carolina. One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the town. Individual neighborhoods within Stanley differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use 蘑菇视频 to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Stanley - 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 Stanley real estate investment or home purchase decisions.