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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.
Methodology: NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data
With a population of 16,551, 4,500 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $132,113, house prices in Chaparral are some of the most affordable in New Mexico as well as the nation.
Mobile homes or trailers are the single most common housing type in Chaparral, accounting for 67.08% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Chaparral include single-family detached homes ( 28.09%), row houses and other attached homes ( 4.61%).
Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in mobile homes or trailers are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Chaparral. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 70.54% of Chaparral's homes, and 66.45% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.
There is a lot of housing in Chaparral 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 Chaparral built between 2000 and later ( 24.25%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 1.50%).
Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Chaparral. Fully 20.75% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Chaparral homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Chaparral 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.
Chaparral's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in Chaparral during the period has been just 5.28%, which is lower than 70% of US communities.
NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Chaparral's appreciation rate, at 5.67%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Chaparral's appreciation rate has been 2.48%, which annualizes to a rate of 10.30%.
Relative to New Mexico, our data show that Chaparral's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 50% of the other cities and towns in New Mexico.
$132,113
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