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Raw data sources: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.
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With a population of 1,006, 331 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $261,760, house prices in Leesburg are solidly below the national average.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Leesburg, accounting for 71.27% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Leesburg include mobile homes or trailers ( 20.47%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 6.82%).
Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Leesburg. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 75.53% of Leesburg's homes, and 60.68% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.
There is a lot of housing in Leesburg 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 Leesburg built between 2000 and later ( 36.45%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 17.95%). There's also some housing in Leesburg built before 1939 ( 4.67%).
Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Leesburg. Fully 40.57% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Leesburg homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Leesburg 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.
In the last 10 years, Leesburg has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. Leesburg real estate appreciated 117.40% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 8.08%, putting Leesburg in the top 20% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, Leesburg definitely has a track record of being one of the best long term real estate investments in America through the last ten years.
Appreciation rates are so strong in Leesburg that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Leesburg real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Leesburg appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 6.47%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 80.53% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Leesburg. Leesburg appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 2.31%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 9.55%.
Importantly, this makes Leesburg one of the highest appreciating communities in the nation for the latest quarter, and may signal the town's near-future real estate investment strength.
Relative to Alabama, our data show that Leesburg's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 70% of the other cities and towns in Alabama.
$261,760
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