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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 22,778 people, 8,775 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $782,481, real estate costs in Parsippany are among some of the highest in the nation, although house prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive New Jersey communities.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Parsippany, accounting for 47.29% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Parsippany include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 41.30%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 8.12%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 3.18%).
People in Parsippany primarily live in small (one, two or no bedroom) single-family detached homes. Parsippany 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. Parsippany's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 54.37% of the town's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Parsippany include homes built between 1970-1999 ( 36.39%) and housing constructed between 2000 and later ( 6.21%). There's also some housing in Parsippany built before 1939 ( 3.03%).
Parsippany's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in Parsippany during the period has been just 5.06%, which is lower than 80% of US communities.
Appreciation rates are so strong in Parsippany that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Parsippany real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Parsippany appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 11.38%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 92.19% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Parsippany. Parsippany appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 2.82%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 11.77%.
Relative to New Jersey, our data show that Parsippany's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 60% of the other cities and towns in New Jersey.
One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the town. Individual neighborhoods within Parsippany differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Parsippany - 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 Parsippany real estate investment or home purchase decisions.
$782,481
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8,775
$3,340 / per month