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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 a population of 1,655, 692 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $191,351, house prices in Lucasville are solidly below the national average.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Lucasville, accounting for 92.99% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Lucasville include mobile homes or trailers ( 5.06%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 1.04%).
Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Lucasville. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 77.60% of Lucasville's homes, and 67.14% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.
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. Lucasville's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 39.48% of the town's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Lucasville include homes built between 1970-1999 ( 38.05%) and housing constructed before 1939 ( 12.73%). There's also some housing in Lucasville built between 2000 and later ( 9.74%).
Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Lucasville. Fully 10.13% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Lucasville homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Lucasville 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.
Lucasville's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in Lucasville during the period has been just 4.73%, which is lower than 80% of US communities.
Appreciation rates are so strong in Lucasville that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Lucasville real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Lucasville appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 10.06%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 87.57% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Lucasville. Lucasville appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 1.02%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 4.15%.
Relative to Ohio, our data show that Lucasville's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 80% of the other cities and towns in Ohio.
$191,351
for Ohio
for nation
692
$1,289 / per month