CASTLE HILLS HOUSING MARKET INFORMATION With 3,907 people, 1,457 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $576,423, Castle Hills house prices are not only among the most expensive in Texas, Castle Hills 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 Castle Hills, accounting for 80.93% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Castle Hills include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 16.89%), row houses and other attached homes ( 1.45%). Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Castle Hills. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 79.00% of Castle Hills's homes, and 62.42% 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. Castle Hills's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 75.06% of the city's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Castle Hills include homes built between 1970-1999 ( 15.16%) and housing constructed between 2000 and later ( 7.61%). There's also some housing in Castle Hills built before 1939 ( 2.18%). Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Castle Hills. Fully 18.51% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Castle Hills homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Castle Hills 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. CASTLE HILLS HOME APPRECIATION RATES Real estate appreciation rates in Castle Hills's have tracked to near the national average over the last then years, with the annual appreciation rate averaging 6.73% during the period. Over the last year, Castle Hills appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Castle Hills's appreciation rate has been -1.77%, 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 Castle Hills were at -4.44%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of -16.62%. Notably, Castle Hills's appreciation rate in the latest quarter is one of the lowest in America. Relative to Texas, our data show that Castle Hills's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 90% of the other cities and towns in Texas.