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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 24,496, 8,836 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $1,003,356, Scotch Plains house prices are not only among the most expensive in New Jersey, Scotch Plains 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 Scotch Plains, accounting for 76.99% of the township's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Scotch Plains include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 10.28%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 8.32%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 4.41%).
Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Scotch Plains. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 82.79% of Scotch Plains's homes, and 67.39% 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. Scotch Plains's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 59.70% of the township's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Scotch Plains include homes built between 1970-1999 ( 21.09%) and housing constructed before 1939 ( 9.90%). There's also some housing in Scotch Plains built between 2000 and later ( 9.30%).
Scotch Plains's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in Scotch Plains during the period has been just 5.04%, which is lower than 80% of US communities.
Appreciation rates are so strong in Scotch Plains that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Scotch Plains real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Scotch Plains appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 10.69%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 90.03% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Scotch Plains. Scotch Plains appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 2.82%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 11.77%.
Relative to New Jersey, our data show that Scotch Plains's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 50% of the other cities and towns in New Jersey.
$1,003,356
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8,836
$4,022 / per month