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As of 2010-2014, median price of a house in Martinsville Area is $92,900, which is much lower than the state average of $243,500 and is much lower than the national average of $175,700. The median year that a house in Martinsville Area was built is 1971, which is older than the median year for a house built in the state which is 1980 and is older than the median year for a house built in the USA which is 1976.

Topics:House Value Housing Occupancy Year Structure Built Mortgage Status Mortgage Owner's Costs None-Mortgage Owner's Costs Units in Structure Rooms Bedrooms House Heating Fuel Gross Rent Vehicle Available

House Value

Median Value of a Total of 19,940 Owner Occupied Houses in Martinsville Area, #706

Martinsville Area	92,900 USD
Virginia	243,500 USD
U.S.	175,700 USD

Median House Price Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Martinsville Area	6.66%
Virginia	94.18%
U.S.	46.91%

*The Martinsville Area median house price growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Virginia and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $50K or Less, $50-100K, $100-150K, $150-200K, $200-300K, $300-500K, $500-1M, $1M or More

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical house value data.

Housing Occupancy

	Martinsville Area	Virginia	U.S.
Total Housing Units	33,370, see rank, 100%	3,403,241	132,741,033
Occupied Housing Units	28,446, 85.24%, see rank	89.38%	87.55%
Owner Occupied	19,940, 59.75%, see rank	59.60%	56.34%
Renter Occupied	8,506, 25.49%, see rank	29.78%	31.21%
Vacant Housing Units	4,924, 14.76%, see rank	10.62%	12.45%
For Rent	901, 2.70%, see rank	2.10%	2.34%
For Sale Only	345, 1.03%, see rank	1.09%	1.20%
Rented or Sold, Not Occupied	258, 0.77%, see rank	1.20%	0.92%
For Seasonal, Recreational, or Occasional Use	487, 1.46%, see rank	2.67%	3.97%
For Migrant Workers	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.03%
Other Vacant	2,933, 8.79%, see rank	3.55%	4.00%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical housing occupancy data.

Year Structure Built

Median Built Year, #598

Martinsville Area	Virginia	U.S.
1971	1980	1976

Ranks: 1995 or earlier, 1960-1969, 1970-1979, 1980-1989, 1990-2000, 2000-2010

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical year structure built data.

Mortgage Status

	Martinsville Area	%	Virginia	U.S.
Owner-Occupied Units	19,940	100%	2,028,244	74,787,460
With a Mortgage	10,265	51.48%, see rank	71.14%	65.58%
Without a Mortgage	9,675	48.52%, see rank	28.86%	34.42%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical mortgage status data.

Monthly Owner Costs for Housing Units with a Mortgage

Median Owner Costs, see rank

Martinsville Area	916 USD
Virginia	1,742 USD
U.S.	1,522 USD

Owner Costs Distribution

Monthly Owner Costs	Martinsville Area	%	Virginia	U.S.
$299 or Less	66	0.64%, see rank	0.23%	0.20%
$300 to $499	551	5.37%, see rank	1.45%	1.59%
$500 to $699	2,004	19.52%, see rank	3.72%	5.01%
$700 to $999	3,346	32.60%, see rank	10.40%	14.32%
$1,000 to $1,499	2,869	27.95%, see rank	23.15%	27.90%
$1,500 to $1,999	776	7.56%, see rank	21.20%	20.35%
$2,000 to $2,999	525	5.11%, see rank	24.77%	19.52%
$3,000 or More	128	1.25%, see rank	15.06%	11.12%

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Median Percentage, see rank

Martinsville Area	22.30% of the Total Income
Virginia	23.20% of the Total Income
U.S.	23.70% of the Total Income

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Distribution

	Martinsville Area	%	Virginia	U.S.
10% or Less	658	6.41%, see rank	6.18%	5.86%
10% to 20%	3,770	36.73%, see rank	32.74%	31.95%
20% to 30%	2,575	25.09%, see rank	29.30%	27.64%
30% to 40%	1,271	12.38%, see rank	13.96%	13.74%
40% or More	1,932	18.82%, see rank	17.46%	20.29%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical monthly owner costs for housing units with a mortgage data.

Monthly Owner Costs for Housing Units without a Mortgage

Median Owner Costs, see rank

Martinsville Area	290 USD
Virginia	429 USD
U.S.	457 USD

Owner Costs Distribution

Monthly Owner Costs	Martinsville Area	%	Virginia	U.S.
$199 or Less	1,638	16.93%, see rank	8.34%	7.76%
$200 to $299	3,568	36.88%, see rank	17.18%	14.70%
$300 to $499	3,461	35.77%, see rank	35.90%	34.63%
$500 to $699	806	8.33%, see rank	20.27%	21.16%
$700 or More	202	2.09%, see rank	18.31%	21.75%

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Median Percentage, see rank

Martinsville Area	12.30% of the Total Income
Virginia	10.80% of the Total Income
U.S.	12.30% of the Total Income

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Distribution

	Martinsville Area	%	Virginia	U.S.
10% or Less	3,917	40.49%, see rank	46.49%	40.19%
10% to 20%	3,256	33.65%, see rank	29.97%	31.47%
20% to 30%	1,145	11.83%, see rank	10.53%	12.24%
30% to 40%	579	5.98%, see rank	4.67%	5.64%
40% or More	633	6.54%, see rank	7.24%	9.16%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical monthly owner costs for housing units without a mortgage data.

Units in Structure

	Martinsville Area	Virginia	U.S.
Total Housing Units	33,370, 100%	3,403,241	132,741,033
1-unit, Detached	23,679, 70.96%, see rank	61.97%	61.65%
1-unit, Attached	480, 1.44%, see rank	10.88%	5.82%
2 Units	607, 1.82%, see rank	1.67%	3.75%
3 or 4 Units	915, 2.74%, see rank	2.74%	4.43%
5 to 9 Units	1,213, 3.64%, see rank	4.64%	4.78%
10 or More Units	1,501, 4.50%, see rank	12.76%	13.08%
Mobile Home, Boat, RV, Van, etc.	4,975, 14.91%, see rank	5.34%	6.49%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical units in structure data.

Rooms

	Martinsville Area	Virginia	U.S.
Total Housing Units	33,370, 100%	3,403,241	132,741,033
1 Room	338, 1.01%, see rank	1.33%	1.95%
2 Rooms	202, 0.61%, see rank	1.73%	2.48%
3 Rooms	1,923, 5.76%, see rank	6.92%	9.13%
4 Rooms	6,413, 19.22%, see rank	14.48%	16.60%
5 Rooms	9,076, 27.20%, see rank	17.82%	20.41%
6 Rooms	5,952, 17.84%, see rank	16.80%	18.06%
7 Rooms	3,747, 11.23%, see rank	13.06%	12.27%
8 Rooms	2,326, 6.97%, see rank	10.92%	8.48%
9 Rooms or More	3,393, 10.17%, see rank	16.94%	10.60%
Median Rooms	5.40, see rank	6.00	5.50

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical rooms data.

Bedrooms

	Martinsville Area	Virginia	U.S.
Total Housing Units	33,370, 100%	3,403,241	132,741,033
No Bedroom	362, 1.08%, see rank	1.46%	2.17%
1 Bedroom	1,438, 4.31%, see rank	8.47%	11.16%
2 Bedrooms	11,103, 33.27%, see rank	23.83%	26.69%
3 Bedrooms	15,060, 45.13%, see rank	39.65%	39.70%
4 Bedrooms	4,344, 13.02%, see rank	20.28%	16.05%
5 or More Bedrooms	1,063, 3.19%, see rank	6.31%	4.22%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical bedrooms data.

House Heating Fuel

	Martinsville Area	Virginia	U.S.
Total Housing Units	28,446, 100%	3,041,710	116,211,092
Utility Gas	2,983, 10.49%, see rank	33.74%	48.85%
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas	1,723, 6.06%, see rank	4.51%	4.86%
Electricity	18,813, 66.14%, see rank	52.28%	36.68%
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc.	3,485, 12.25%, see rank	6.01%	5.86%
Coal or Coke	43, 0.15%, see rank	0.08%	0.12%
Wood	1,000, 3.52%, see rank	2.76%	2.12%
Solar Energy	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.05%
Other Fuel	218, 0.77%, see rank	0.29%	0.47%
No Fuel Used	181, 0.64%, see rank	0.30%	1.00%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical house heating fuel data.

Gross Rent

Monthly Rental	Martinsville Area	Virginia	U.S.
Occupied Units Paying Rent	7,473, 100%	957,686	39,201,928
$199 or Less	159, 2.13%, see rank	1.61%	1.50%
$200 to $299	414, 5.54%, see rank	2.46%	3.18%
$300 to $499	1,917, 25.65%, see rank	5.54%	7.37%
$500 to $699	2,760, 36.93%, see rank	10.39%	16.01%
$700 to $999	1,689, 22.60%, see rank	22.57%	29.17%
$1,000 to $1,499	298, 3.99%, see rank	30.50%	26.88%
$1,500 to $1,999	212, 2.84%, see rank	15.76%	9.79%
$2,000 or More	24, 0.32%, see rank	11.16%	6.10%
Median	$591, see rank	$1,108	$920

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical gross rent data.

Vehicle Available

	Martinsville Area	Virginia	U.S.
Occupied Housing Units	28,446, 100%	3,041,710	116,211,092
No Vehicles Available	2,666, 9.37%, see rank	6.38%	9.12%
1 Vehicles Available	8,898, 31.28%, see rank	30.54%	33.80%
2 Vehicles Available	9,166, 32.22%, see rank	38.24%	37.48%
3 or More Vehicles Available	7,716, 27.13%, see rank	24.84%	19.61%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical vehicle available data.