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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 7,526 people, 2,644 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $1,068,388, Hamilton house prices are not only among the most expensive in Massachusetts, Hamilton real estate also is some of the most expensive in all of America.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Hamilton, accounting for 83.69% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Hamilton include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 7.13%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 6.74%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 2.45%).
Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Hamilton. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 82.35% of Hamilton's homes, and 66.38% 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. Hamilton's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 42.66% of the town's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Hamilton include homes built before 1939 ( 27.59%) and housing constructed between 1970-1999 ( 24.01%). There's also some housing in Hamilton built between 2000 and later ( 5.74%).
Real estate appreciation rates in Hamilton's have tracked to near the national average over the last then years, with the annual appreciation rate averaging 6.24% during the period.
Appreciation rates are so strong in Hamilton that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Hamilton real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Hamilton appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 9.57%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 84.88% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Hamilton. Hamilton appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 2.38%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 9.87%.
Relative to Massachusetts, our data show that Hamilton's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 70% of the other cities and towns in Massachusetts.
$1,068,388
for Massachusetts
for nation
2,644
$2,789 / per month