CROTON-ON-HUDSON HOUSING MARKET INFORMATION With 8,136 people, 2,943 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $1,044,707, Croton-on-Hudson house prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, Croton-on-Hudson 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 Croton-on-Hudson, accounting for 68.90% of the village's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Croton-on-Hudson include duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 13.44%), row houses and other attached homes ( 12.84%), and a few large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 4.82%). Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Croton-on-Hudson. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 79.44% of Croton-on-Hudson's homes, and 67.27% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America. 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. Croton-on-Hudson's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 35.86% of the village's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Croton-on-Hudson include homes built before 1939 ( 29.98%) and housing constructed between 1970-1999 ( 27.39%). There's also some housing in Croton-on-Hudson built between 2000 and later ( 6.77%). CROTON-ON-HUDSON HOME APPRECIATION RATES Real estate appreciation rates in Croton-on-Hudson's have tracked to near the national average over the last then years, with the annual appreciation rate averaging 6.27% during the period. Appreciation rates are so strong in Croton-on-Hudson that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Croton-on-Hudson real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Croton-on-Hudson appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 11.98%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 95.97% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Croton-on-Hudson. Croton-on-Hudson appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 2.11%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 8.71%. Relative to New York, our data show that Croton-on-Hudson's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 70% of the other cities and towns in New York.