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Ponca City, OK 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

Ponca City, OK Housing Market Trends

With a population of 24,340, 9,343 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $171,602, house prices in Ponca City are solidly below the national average.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Ponca City, accounting for 79.61% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Ponca City include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 8.96%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 7.25%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 2.05%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Ponca City are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 59.79% owning and 40.21% 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. Ponca City's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 49.74% of the city's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Ponca City include homes built between 1970-1999 ( 33.77%) and housing constructed before 1939 ( 11.91%). There's also some housing in Ponca City built between 2000 and later ( 4.58%).

Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Ponca City. Fully 19.33% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Ponca City homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Ponca City 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.

Ponca City Home Appreciation Rates

Ponca City's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in Ponca City during the period has been just 5.54%, which is lower than 70% of US communities.

Appreciation rates are so strong in Ponca City that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Ponca City real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Ponca City appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 9.48%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 84.19% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Ponca City. Ponca City appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 3.30%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 13.85%.

Importantly, this makes Ponca City one of the highest appreciating communities in the nation for the latest quarter, and may signal the city's near-future real estate investment strength.

Relative to Oklahoma, our data show that Ponca City's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 90% of the other cities and towns in Oklahoma.

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

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$171,602

Ponca City, OK Home Prices
> $1,400,000
$1,050,001 - $1,400,000
$700,001 - $1,050,000
$560,001 - $700,000
$420,001 - $560,000
$280,001 - $420,000
$140,001 - $280,000
$70,001 - $140,000
$0 - $70,000
0.9%
0.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.8%
0.8%
1.5%
1.5%
2.7%
2.7%
10.1%
10.1%
41.5%
41.5%
27.2%
27.2%
15.3%
15.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Average

for Oklahoma

Low

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

9,343

Ponca City Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,274 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
59.8%
59.8%
40.2%
40.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
19.3%
19.3%
80.7%
80.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
4.6%
4.6%
33.8%
33.8%
49.7%
49.7%
11.9%
11.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
79.6%
79.6%
2.1%
2.1%
7.3%
7.3%
9.0%
9.0%
1.9%
1.9%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
1.9%
1.9%
9.9%
9.9%
27.0%
27.0%
46.6%
46.6%
12.1%
12.1%
2.4%
2.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes