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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 20,658, 8,305 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $199,776, house prices in Pittsburg are solidly below the national average.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Pittsburg, accounting for 68.46% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Pittsburg include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 18.13%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 7.93%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 3.98%).
People in Pittsburg primarily live in small (one, two or no bedroom) single-family detached homes. Pittsburg has a mixture of owner-occupied and renter-occupied housing.
There is a lot of housing in Pittsburg built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Pittsburg built before 1939 ( 25.91%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 24.72%). There's also some housing in Pittsburg built between 2000 and later ( 15.15%).
Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Pittsburg. Fully 12.35% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Pittsburg homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Pittsburg 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.
Pittsburg's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in Pittsburg during the period has been just 5.33%, which is lower than 70% of US communities.
Appreciation rates are so strong in Pittsburg that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Pittsburg real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Pittsburg appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 10.35%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 88.86% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Pittsburg. Pittsburg appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 4.94%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 21.27%.
Importantly, this makes Pittsburg 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 Kansas, our data show that Pittsburg's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 90% of the other cities and towns in Kansas.
One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Pittsburg differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Pittsburg - 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 Pittsburg real estate investment or home purchase decisions.
$199,776
for Kansas
for nation
8,305
$1,343 / per month