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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 28,472 people, 11,536 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $99,832, house prices in Danville are some of the most affordable in Illinois as well as the nation.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Danville, accounting for 71.99% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Danville include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 18.60%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 6.41%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 1.70%).
People in Danville primarily live in small (one, two or no bedroom) single-family detached homes. Danville has a mixture of owner-occupied and renter-occupied housing.
The housing in Danville was primarily built before 1939 ( 43.40%), making the housing stock in Danville some of the oldest overall in America, although there is a range of ages of homes in Danville. The next most important housing age is between 1940-1969 ( 30.47%), followed by between 1970-1999 ( 22.36%). There's also some housing in Danville built between 2000 and later ( 3.78%).
Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Danville. Fully 17.05% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Danville homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Danville real estate prices below levels they could achieve if vacant housing was absorbed into the market and became occupied. Housing vacancy rates are a useful measure to consider, along with other things, if you are a home buyer or a real estate investor.
Some of the lowest real estate appreciation rates in America over the last ten years have been in Danville, where house values have increased just 33.51%, which is annualized rate of 2.93%. This rate is lower than the appreciation rate found in 90% of the cities and towns in America.
Over the last year, Danville appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Danville's appreciation rate has been -7.43%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Danville were at 14.99%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 74.86%.
Importantly, NeighborhoodScout’s exclusive research found that Danville's housing market shows one of the <a href="/blog/highest-appreciating-cities">top real estate appreciation rates in the U.S.A.</a> in the latest quarter, which may signal the city’s near-future real estate investment strength.
Relative to Illinois, our data show that Danville's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 90% of the other cities and towns in Illinois.
One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Danville differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Danville - 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 Danville real estate investment or home purchase decisions.
$99,832
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11,536
$1,225 / per month