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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 1,077, 454 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $206,244, house prices in Saucier are solidly below the national average.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Saucier, accounting for 70.83% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Saucier include mobile homes or trailers ( 24.52%).
Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Saucier. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 96.04% of Saucier's homes, and 63.14% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.
There is a lot of housing in Saucier 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 Saucier built between 2000 and later ( 22.60%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 18.91%). There's also some housing in Saucier built before 1939 ( 6.09%).
Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Saucier. Fully 27.24% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Saucier homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Saucier 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 Saucier, where house values have increased just 49.92%, which is annualized rate of 4.13%. This rate is lower than the appreciation rate found in 90% of the cities and towns in America.
Over the last year, Saucier appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Saucier's appreciation rate has been -1.74%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Saucier were at -1.40%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of -5.47%.
Notably, Saucier's appreciation rate in the latest quarter is one of the lowest in America.
Relative to Mississippi, our data show that Saucier's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 90% of the other cities and towns in Mississippi.
One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the town. Individual neighborhoods within Saucier differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Saucier - 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 Saucier real estate investment or home purchase decisions.
$206,244
for Mississippi
for nation
454
$1,230 / per month