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Wolfeboro, NH 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

Wolfeboro, NH Housing Market Trends

With a population of 6,609, 2,787 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $533,469, Wolfeboro real estate prices are well above average cost compared to national prices.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Wolfeboro, accounting for 80.14% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Wolfeboro include duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 8.31%), mobile homes or trailers ( 5.06%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 3.92%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Wolfeboro. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 75.86% of Wolfeboro's homes, and 58.79% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

There is a lot of housing in Wolfeboro 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 Wolfeboro built before 1939 ( 19.30%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 15.50%). There's also some housing in Wolfeboro built between 1940-1969 ( 14.98%).

A decent proportion of the Wolfeboro housing stock is seasonally occupied. That is, homes and condos in Wolfeboro are occupied by people for a portion of the year - mainly for vacation purposes - and then locked up and left unoccupied for the remainder of the year as owners return to their primary residences. This characteristic of the Wolfeboro housing market speaks to its popularity as a vacation location of choice.

Wolfeboro Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Wolfeboro have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 115.10%, which ranks in the top 30% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Wolfeboro house appreciation rate of 7.96%.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Wolfeboro's appreciation rate, at 5.45%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Wolfeboro's appreciation rate has been 1.13%, which annualizes to a rate of 4.60%.

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

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$533,469

Wolfeboro, NH Home Prices
> $1,449,000
$1,087,001 - $1,449,000
$724,001 - $1,087,000
$580,001 - $724,000
$435,001 - $580,000
$289,001 - $435,000
$145,001 - $289,000
$72,001 - $145,000
$0 - $72,000
8.0%
8.0%
8.4%
8.4%
17.7%
17.7%
19.6%
19.6%
11.7%
11.7%
26.2%
26.2%
2.9%
2.9%
3.5%
3.5%
2.1%
2.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for New hampshire

Very High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

2,787

Wolfeboro Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,229 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
75.9%
75.9%
24.1%
24.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
35.0%
35.0%
65.0%
65.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
15.5%
15.5%
50.2%
50.2%
15.0%
15.0%
19.3%
19.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
80.1%
80.1%
3.9%
3.9%
8.3%
8.3%
2.6%
2.6%
5.1%
5.1%
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%
6.7%
6.7%
25.0%
25.0%
43.9%
43.9%
14.8%
14.8%
6.6%
6.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes