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Hernando, FL Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q2 2024. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Hernando, FL Housing Market Trends

With 9,284 people, 4,183 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $281,230, Hernando 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 Hernando, accounting for 50.05% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Hernando include mobile homes or trailers ( 46.27%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 1.36%), 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 Hernando. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 85.35% of Hernando's homes, and 55.51% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

There is a lot of housing in Hernando 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 Hernando built between 2000 and later ( 18.53%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 12.00%).

Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Hernando. Fully 24.96% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Hernando homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Hernando 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.

Hernando Home Appreciation Rates

In the last 10 years, Hernando has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. Hernando real estate appreciated 163.13% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 10.16%, putting Hernando in the top 10% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, Hernando 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 Hernando that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Hernando real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Hernando appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 8.77%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 78.84% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Hernando. Hernando appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 3.67%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 15.52%.

Importantly, this makes Hernando 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 Florida, our data show that Hernando's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 70% of the other cities and towns in Florida.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the town. Individual neighborhoods within Hernando differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Hernando - 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 Hernando real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$281,230

Hernando, FL Home Prices
> $1,487,000
$1,115,001 - $1,487,000
$744,001 - $1,115,000
$595,001 - $744,000
$446,001 - $595,000
$297,001 - $446,000
$149,001 - $297,000
$74,001 - $149,000
$0 - $74,000
0.4%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
3.1%
3.1%
7.4%
7.4%
8.0%
8.0%
24.5%
24.5%
32.4%
32.4%
13.8%
13.8%
10.5%
10.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Low

for Florida

Average

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

4,183

Hernando Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,653 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
85.3%
85.3%
14.7%
14.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
25.0%
25.0%
75.0%
75.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
18.5%
18.5%
69.0%
69.0%
12.0%
12.0%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
50.1%
50.1%
0.9%
0.9%
1.4%
1.4%
1.2%
1.2%
46.3%
46.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
0.0%
0.0%
3.5%
3.5%
41.0%
41.0%
47.5%
47.5%
8.1%
8.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes