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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 4,534 people, 1,252 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $177,468, house prices in Fulton are solidly below the national average.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Fulton, accounting for 77.66% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Fulton include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 11.85%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 6.22%), and a few mobile homes or trailers ( 4.27%).
The most prevalent building size and type in Fulton are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 53.93% owning and 46.07% renting.
There is a lot of housing in Fulton 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 Fulton built between 1940-1969 ( 31.80%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 20.21%). There's also some housing in Fulton built before 1939 ( 4.34%).
Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Fulton. Fully 18.91% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Fulton homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Fulton 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.
Fulton's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in Fulton during the period has been just 5.62%, which is lower than 70% of US communities.
Appreciation rates are so strong in Fulton that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Fulton real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Fulton appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 9.25%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 79.14% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Fulton. Fulton appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 2.54%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 10.53%.
Relative to Mississippi, our data show that Fulton's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 80% of the other cities and towns in Mississippi.
$177,468
for Mississippi
for nation
1,252
$1,314 / per month