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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 73,633 people, 26,464 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $383,990, Lauderhill real estate prices are well above average cost compared to national prices.
Large apartment complexes or high rise apartments are the single most common housing type in Lauderhill, accounting for 52.85% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Lauderhill include single-family detached homes ( 29.47%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 8.13%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 8.01%). This particular housing mix is relatively uncommon and characteristic of cities that are compact and walkable, and which often have a lively downtown.
People in Lauderhill primarily live in small (one, two or no bedroom) units, chiefly found in large apartment complexes or high rise apartments. Lauderhill has a mixture of owner-occupied and renter-occupied housing.
There is a lot of housing in Lauderhill 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 Lauderhill built between 1940-1969 ( 22.68%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 4.42%).
Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Lauderhill. Fully 12.37% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Lauderhill homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Lauderhill 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, Lauderhill has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. Lauderhill real estate appreciated 206.34% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 11.85%, putting Lauderhill in the top 10% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, Lauderhill 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 Lauderhill that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Lauderhill real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Lauderhill appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 15.00%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 97.47% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Lauderhill. Lauderhill appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 3.44%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 14.50%.
Importantly, this makes Lauderhill 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 Lauderhill's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 90% 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 Lauderhill differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Lauderhill - 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 Lauderhill real estate investment or home purchase decisions.
$383,990
for Florida
for nation
26,464
$2,992 / per month