CHARLESTON HOUSING MARKET INFORMATION With 46,838 people, 21,237 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $211,950, house prices in Charleston are solidly below the national average. Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Charleston, accounting for 66.61% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Charleston include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 16.42%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 12.91%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 3.18%). The most prevalent building size and type in Charleston are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 60.03% owning and 39.97% renting. 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. Charleston's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 43.68% of the city's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Charleston include homes built between 1970-1999 ( 25.71%) and housing constructed before 1939 ( 25.69%). There's also some housing in Charleston built between 2000 and later ( 4.92%). Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Charleston. Fully 17.00% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Charleston homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Charleston 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. CHARLESTON HOME APPRECIATION RATES Some of the lowest real estate appreciation rates in America over the last ten years have been in Charleston, where house values have increased just 41.47%, which is annualized rate of 3.53%. This rate is lower than the appreciation rate found in 90% of the cities and towns in America. Appreciation rates are so strong in Charleston that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Charleston real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Charleston appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 9.37%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 73.66% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Charleston. Charleston appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at -1.66%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of -6.46%. Notably, Charleston's appreciation rate in the latest quarter is one of the lowest in America. Relative to West Virginia, our data show that Charleston's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 70% of the other cities and towns in West Virginia. One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Charleston differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use 蘑菇视频 to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Charleston - 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 Charleston real estate investment or home purchase decisions.