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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 13,502, 5,102 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $255,154, house prices in Andrews are solidly below the national average.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Andrews, accounting for 74.61% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Andrews include mobile homes or trailers ( 15.03%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 4.70%), and a few large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 4.00%).
Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Andrews. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 73.39% of Andrews's homes, and 72.13% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.
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. Andrews's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 43.38% of the city's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Andrews include homes built between 1970-1999 ( 34.70%) and housing constructed between 2000 and later ( 21.77%).
Some of the lowest real estate appreciation rates in America over the last ten years have been in Andrews, where house values have increased just 48.71%, which is annualized rate of 4.05%. This rate is lower than the appreciation rate found in 90% of the cities and towns in America.
Appreciation rates are so strong in Andrews that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Andrews real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Andrews appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 5.05%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 72.23% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Andrews. Andrews appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 3.65%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 15.40%.
Importantly, this makes Andrews 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 Texas, our data show that Andrews's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 80% of the other cities and towns in Texas.
$255,154
for Texas
for nation
5,102
$2,145 / per month