New Castle, IN Housing


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New Castle, IN is a great place for people looking to buy a house. The median housing value in New Castle is much lower than the national average at only $132,400. Despite this, the house appreciation rate in the area is actually higher than the national rate at 13.04%. This means that buying a house in New Castle can be a great investment and an affordable way to get into the housing market. With such high levels of appreciation, it's likely that those who choose to purchase a home here will see good returns on their investments.

The median home cost in New Castle is $132,400. Home appreciation the last 10 years has been 73.6%. Home Appreciation in New Castle is up 15.1%.

Average Age of Homes
- The median age of New Castle real estate is 60 years old
The Rental Market in New Castle
- Renters make up 34.7% of the New Castle population
- 3.2% of houses and apartments in New Castle, are available to rent

DID YOU KNOW
Buying a home is the biggest single purchase most people make during their lives. The second largest is most often an automobile.

Median Monthly Rent by Number of Bedrooms

   Housing by Year Built

  HousingNew Castle, IndianaUnited States
  8,473.0139,647,020.0
  6842
  $132,400$338,100
  15.1%16.6%
  51.5%57.0%
  73.6%101.1%
  $8.97$10.98
  $725$2,690
  54.8%57.4%
  15.3%11.2%
  29.9%31.4%
  Vacant Housing
  3.2%1.9%
  1.3%0.4%
  1.2%0.7%
  1.8%0.4%
  0.0%3.6%
  7.7%4.1%
  Value of Owner-Occupied Housing
  4.8%2.6%
  10.6%2.4%
  16.6%2.8%
  17.2%3.9%
  19.4%4.5%
  18.3%11.3%
  7.1%13.0%
  4.1%20.1%
  1.4%13.6%
  0.3%8.3%
  0.2%9.7%
  0.1%3.9%
  0.0%2.2%
  0.0%0.8%
  0.0%1.1%
  Housing Units by Year Structure Built
  0.0%0.2%
  3.4%13.6%
  3.4%13.6%
  7.7%13.6%
  6.1%13.2%
  10.0%14.8%
  7.7%13.6%
  16.8%10.0%
  14.8%4.7%
  29.8%12.2%
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Hello, I would like to know more about New Castle current and future economic and crime condition. Several forums indicate that this city is ghost town with minimal  More

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Over 13 years ago

I will always call New Castle.. Home. I do have such wonderful memories there. When I moved there because my Dad's job had relocated, it was not only his home town but  More

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I grew up in New Castle and am sad to say I will never go back. New Castle has no jobs and is close to ghost town. The town is one big courthouse,prison or work release  More

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