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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 10,998, 3,711 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $761,571, East Setauket house prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, East Setauket 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 East Setauket, accounting for 74.99% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in East Setauket include row houses and other attached homes ( 9.81%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 9.76%), and a few mobile homes or trailers ( 3.10%).
Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in East Setauket. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 88.00% of East Setauket's homes, and 71.06% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.
There is a lot of housing in East Setauket 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 East Setauket built between 1940-1969 ( 34.10%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from before 1939 ( 10.72%). There's also some housing in East Setauket built between 2000 and later ( 6.01%).
Some of the lowest real estate appreciation rates in America over the last ten years have been in East Setauket, where house values have increased just 55.80%, which is annualized rate of 4.53%. This rate is lower than the appreciation rate found in 90% of the cities and towns in America.
Appreciation rates are so strong in East Setauket that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, East Setauket real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, East Setauket appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 8.86%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 79.69% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in East Setauket. East Setauket appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 2.82%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 11.77%.
Relative to New York, our data show that East Setauket's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 70% of the other cities and towns in New York.
One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the town. Individual neighborhoods within East Setauket differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in East Setauket - 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 East Setauket real estate investment or home purchase decisions.
$761,571
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