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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.
Methodology: NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data
With a population of 12,346, 4,703 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $307,199, Leeds real estate is some of the most expensive in Alabama, although Leeds home values aren't among America's most expensive.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Leeds, accounting for 78.99% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Leeds include mobile homes or trailers ( 7.83%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 7.74%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 5.23%).
Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Leeds. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 74.10% of Leeds's homes, and 73.35% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.
There is a lot of housing in Leeds 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 Leeds built between 1940-1969 ( 24.96%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 19.29%). There's also some housing in Leeds built before 1939 ( 6.96%).
Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Leeds. Fully 11.48% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Leeds homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Leeds 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.
Real estate appreciation rates in Leeds's have tracked to near the national average over the last then years, with the annual appreciation rate averaging 5.83% during the period.
Over the last year, Leeds appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Leeds's appreciation rate has been 4.84%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Leeds were at 2.58%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 10.72%.
Relative to Alabama, our data show that Leeds's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 60% of the other cities and towns in Alabama.
$307,199
for Alabama
for nation
4,703
$1,564 / per month