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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 5,997, 2,811 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $255,937, Dickson City real estate and house prices are near the national average for all cities and towns.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Dickson City, accounting for 70.88% of the borough's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Dickson City include duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 14.54%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 7.40%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 6.89%).
Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Dickson City. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 67.15% of Dickson City's homes, and 60.46% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.
The housing in Dickson City was primarily built before 1939 ( 40.86%), making the housing stock in Dickson City some of the oldest overall in America, although there is a range of ages of homes in Dickson City. The next most important housing age is between 1940-1969 ( 34.20%), followed by between 1970-1999 ( 17.66%). There's also some housing in Dickson City built between 2000 and later ( 7.27%).
Dickson City's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in Dickson City during the period has been just 4.85%, which is lower than 80% of US communities.
Over the last year, Dickson City appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Dickson City's appreciation rate has been 2.39%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Dickson City were at -0.73%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of -2.87%.
Notably, Dickson City's appreciation rate in the latest quarter is one of the lowest in America.
Relative to Pennsylvania, our data show that Dickson City's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 90% of the other cities and towns in Pennsylvania.
$255,937
for Pennsylvania
for nation
2,811
$1,334 / per month