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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 21,717, 9,974 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $176,551, house prices in Carbondale are solidly below the national average.
Large apartment complexes or high rise apartments are the single most common housing type in Carbondale, accounting for 41.89% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Carbondale include single-family detached homes ( 30.18%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 19.32%), and a few mobile homes or trailers ( 5.97%). Cities with mostly row houses, apartments, and other high density housing types are relatively uncommon, and characteristic of compact cities that frequently have a downtown or other neighborhoods where amenities are within walking distance and a lot of street life can be seen.
Carbondale is dominated by renter-occupied one, two, or no bedrooms apartments. 78.01% of Carbondale's dwellings are rentals.
There is a lot of housing in Carbondale 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 Carbondale built between 1940-1969 ( 30.23%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 17.95%). There's also some housing in Carbondale built before 1939 ( 6.67%).
Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Carbondale. Fully 19.79% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Carbondale homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Carbondale 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.
Some of the lowest real estate appreciation rates in America over the last ten years have been in Carbondale, where house values have increased just 24.75%, which is annualized rate of 2.24%. This rate is lower than the appreciation rate found in 90% of the cities and towns in America.
Over the last year, Carbondale appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Carbondale's appreciation rate has been 6.09%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Carbondale were at 2.27%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 9.40%.
Relative to Illinois, our data show that Carbondale's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 80% of the other cities and towns in Illinois.
One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Carbondale differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Carbondale - 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 Carbondale real estate investment or home purchase decisions.
$176,551
for Illinois
for nation
9,974
$1,330 / per month