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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 8,980, 3,179 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $196,833, house prices in Mabelvale are solidly below the national average.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Mabelvale, accounting for 52.84% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Mabelvale include mobile homes or trailers ( 46.46%).
Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Mabelvale. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 83.32% of Mabelvale's homes, and 82.21% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.
There is a lot of housing in Mabelvale 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 Mabelvale built between 2000 and later ( 37.15%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 9.31%). There's also some housing in Mabelvale built before 1939 ( 1.08%).
Real estate appreciation rates in Mabelvale's have tracked to near the national average over the last then years, with the annual appreciation rate averaging 5.84% during the period.
Appreciation rates are so strong in Mabelvale that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Mabelvale real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Mabelvale appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 13.22%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 80.35% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Mabelvale. Mabelvale appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 3.33%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 14.02%.
Relative to Arkansas, our data show that Mabelvale's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 90% of the other cities and towns in Arkansas.
$196,833
for Arkansas
for nation
3,179
$1,508 / per month