Decatur Metro Area, AL Housing

The housing market in Decatur, AL Metro Area is performing well compared to the national average. The median house value for the area is $195,600, which is lower than the US median of $338,100. However, the area has seen a larger appreciation in house prices over the past year with a 13.72% rise as compared to the 8.27% increase nationally. This higher rate of appreciation indicates that Decatur's housing market is strong and growing.

The median home cost in Decatur Metro Area is $195,600. Home appreciation the last 10 years has been 75.0%. Home Appreciation in Decatur Metro Area is up 20.0%.

Average Age of Homes

- The median age of Decatur Metro Area real estate is 36 years old

The Rental Market in Decatur Metro Area

- Renters make up 23.7% of the Decatur Metro Area population
- 1.2% of houses and apartments in Decatur Metro Area, 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

Housing	Decatur, Alabama	United States
	68,306.0	139,647,020.0
	37	42
	$195,600	$338,100
	20.0%	16.6%
	62.7%	57.0%
	75.0%	101.1%
	$3.75	$10.98
	$548	$2,690
	64.3%	57.4%
	12.3%	11.2%
	23.4%	31.4%
Vacant Housing
	1.2%	1.9%
	0.2%	0.4%
	0.4%	0.7%
	0.7%	0.4%
	0.8%	3.6%
	8.9%	4.1%
Value of Owner-Occupied Housing
	5.1%	2.6%
	3.3%	2.4%
	5.3%	2.8%
	8.6%	3.9%
	9.6%	4.5%
	19.0%	11.3%
	19.2%	13.0%
	16.7%	20.1%
	7.5%	13.6%
	2.7%	8.3%
	2.0%	9.7%
	0.8%	3.9%
	0.1%	2.2%
	0.0%	0.8%
	0.1%	1.1%
Housing Units by Year Structure Built
	0.2%	0.2%
	13.2%	13.6%
	13.2%	13.6%
	18.8%	13.6%
	16.3%	13.2%
	16.7%	14.8%
	18.8%	13.6%
	7.3%	10.0%
	2.6%	4.7%
	3.6%	12.2%

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