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Hyattsville, MD Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q2 2024. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Hyattsville, MD Housing Market Trends

With a population of 20,675, 8,151 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $583,760, real estate costs in Hyattsville are among some of the highest in the nation, although house prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive Maryland communities.

Large apartment complexes or high rise apartments are the single most common housing type in Hyattsville, accounting for 44.04% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Hyattsville include single-family detached homes ( 41.08%), row houses and other attached homes ( 10.22%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 4.66%). This particular housing mix is relatively uncommon and characteristic of cities that are compact and walkable, and which often have a lively downtown.

People in Hyattsville primarily live in small (one, two or no bedroom) units, chiefly found in large apartment complexes or high rise apartments. Hyattsville has a mixture of owner-occupied and renter-occupied housing.

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. Hyattsville's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 50.72% of the city's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Hyattsville include homes built between 2000 and later ( 23.73%) and housing constructed before 1939 ( 15.96%). There's also some housing in Hyattsville built between 1970-1999 ( 9.58%).

Hyattsville Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Hyattsville have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 91.49%, which ranks in the top 50% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Hyattsville house appreciation rate of 6.71%.

Over the last year, Hyattsville appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Hyattsville's appreciation rate has been 3.00%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Hyattsville were at 3.11%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 13.04%.

Importantly, this makes Hyattsville one of the highest appreciating communities in the nation for the latest quarter, and may signal the city's near-future real estate investment strength.

Relative to Maryland, our data show that Hyattsville's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 70% of the other cities and towns in Maryland.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Hyattsville differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Hyattsville - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Hyattsville real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$583,760

Hyattsville, MD Home Prices
> $1,277,000
$958,001 - $1,277,000
$639,001 - $958,000
$511,001 - $639,000
$383,001 - $511,000
$255,001 - $383,000
$128,001 - $255,000
$64,001 - $128,000
$0 - $64,000
3.4%
3.4%
0.9%
0.9%
20.6%
20.6%
22.9%
22.9%
30.7%
30.7%
16.8%
16.8%
2.4%
2.4%
1.0%
1.0%
1.4%
1.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for Maryland

Very High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

8,151

Hyattsville Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$2,268 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
50.4%
50.4%
49.6%
49.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
5.9%
5.9%
94.1%
94.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
23.7%
23.7%
9.6%
9.6%
50.7%
50.7%
16.0%
16.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
41.1%
41.1%
10.2%
10.2%
4.7%
4.7%
44.0%
44.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
2.8%
2.8%
22.9%
22.9%
28.0%
28.0%
23.9%
23.9%
14.7%
14.7%
7.7%
7.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes