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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 14,465, 6,374 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $962,799, real estate costs in Los Osos are among some of the highest in the nation, although house prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive California communities.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Los Osos, accounting for 77.21% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Los Osos include duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 8.62%), mobile homes or trailers ( 7.74%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 3.33%).
Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Los Osos. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 67.94% of Los Osos's homes, and 50.48% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.
There is a lot of housing in Los Osos 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 Los Osos built between 1940-1969 ( 16.58%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 4.60%). There's also some housing in Los Osos built before 1939 ( 1.30%).
In the last 10 years, Los Osos has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. Los Osos real estate appreciated 124.64% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 8.43%, putting Los Osos in the top 20% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, Los Osos 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 Los Osos that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Los Osos real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Los Osos appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 12.06%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 72.73% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Los Osos. Los Osos appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 7.55%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 33.81%.
Importantly, this makes Los Osos one of the highest appreciating communities in the nation for the latest quarter, and may signal the town's near-future real estate investment strength.
Relative to California, our data show that Los Osos's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 70% of the other cities and towns in California.
$962,799
for California
for nation
6,374
$2,773 / per month