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Crestview, 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

Crestview, FL Housing Market Trends

With a population of 28,234, 10,234 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $345,001, Crestview real estate prices are well above average cost compared to national prices.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Crestview, accounting for 73.64% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Crestview include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 15.35%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 5.55%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 4.04%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Crestview are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 57.91% owning and 42.09% renting.

Crestview homes and real estate are some of the newest in America. 47.43% of Crestview's housing was built since 2000, making the city have a very new look and feel. If you like the amenities of newer homes and subdivisions, then you will probably like what the Crestview real estate market has to offer. Quite a bit of the housing here was also built between 1970-1999 ( 35.20%), and between 1940-1969 ( 16.06%). There's also some housing in Crestview built before 1939 ( 1.31%).

Crestview Home Appreciation Rates

In the last 10 years, Crestview has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. Crestview real estate appreciated 121.40% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 8.27%, putting Crestview in the top 20% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, Crestview definitely has a track record of being one of the best long term real estate investments in America through the last ten years.

Over the last year, Crestview appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Crestview's appreciation rate has been 2.30%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Crestview were at 3.82%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 16.18%.

Importantly, this makes Crestview 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 Florida, our data show that Crestview's latest annual appreciation rate is lower 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 city. Individual neighborhoods within Crestview differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Crestview - 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 Crestview real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$345,001

Crestview, FL Home Prices
> $1,480,000
$1,110,001 - $1,480,000
$740,001 - $1,110,000
$593,001 - $740,000
$444,001 - $593,000
$296,001 - $444,000
$148,001 - $296,000
$74,001 - $148,000
$0 - $74,000
1.0%
1.0%
0.8%
0.8%
1.8%
1.8%
2.8%
2.8%
21.2%
21.2%
35.7%
35.7%
27.6%
27.6%
6.2%
6.2%
2.7%
2.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Average

for Florida

High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

10,234

Crestview Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$2,070 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
57.9%
57.9%
42.1%
42.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
6.7%
6.7%
93.3%
93.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
47.4%
47.4%
35.2%
35.2%
16.1%
16.1%
1.3%
1.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
73.6%
73.6%
4.0%
4.0%
5.5%
5.5%
15.3%
15.3%
1.4%
1.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
2.0%
2.0%
7.5%
7.5%
17.7%
17.7%
46.8%
46.8%
23.7%
23.7%
2.2%
2.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes