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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 8,831, 3,717 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $382,202, Franklin real estate prices are well above average cost compared to national prices.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Franklin, accounting for 57.69% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Franklin include duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 24.43%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 13.71%), and a few mobile homes or trailers ( 3.04%).
The most prevalent building size and type in Franklin are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 60.31% owning and 39.69% renting.
The housing in Franklin was primarily built before 1939 ( 40.48%), making the housing stock in Franklin some of the oldest overall in America, although there is a range of ages of homes in Franklin. The next most important housing age is between 1970-1999 ( 26.02%), followed by between 1940-1969 ( 24.19%). There's also some housing in Franklin built between 2000 and later ( 9.30%).
Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Franklin. Fully 10.43% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Franklin homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Franklin 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.
In the last 10 years, Franklin has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. Franklin real estate appreciated 126.29% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 8.51%, putting Franklin in the top 20% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, Franklin 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 Franklin that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Franklin real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Franklin appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 10.58%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 89.61% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Franklin. Franklin appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 1.13%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 4.60%.
Relative to New Hampshire, our data show that Franklin's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 80% of the other cities and towns in New Hampshire.
$382,202
for New hampshire
for nation
3,717
$1,577 / per month