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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 10,139 people, 3,557 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $776,967, real estate costs in Littleton are among some of the highest in the nation, although house prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive Massachusetts communities.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Littleton, accounting for 85.32% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Littleton include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 7.43%), row houses and other attached homes ( 3.20%), and a few mobile homes or trailers ( 2.64%).
Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Littleton. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 85.03% of Littleton's homes, and 71.63% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.
There is a lot of housing in Littleton 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 Littleton built between 1940-1969 ( 26.93%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 24.64%). There's also some housing in Littleton built before 1939 ( 16.20%).
Real estate appreciation rates in Littleton'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 Littleton that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Littleton real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Littleton appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 9.78%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 86.20% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Littleton. Littleton 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 Littleton's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 80% of the other cities and towns in Massachusetts.
$776,967
for Massachusetts
for nation
3,557
$2,990 / per month