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Housing in Watson

Homes in Watson

No new homes were permitted in 2022.

2-bedroom rent
$940
a month, utilities in · HUD
Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $940

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$690
1 bedroom$720
2 bedrooms$940
3 bedrooms$1,290
4 bedrooms$1,580

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Desha County, AR): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

New construction

No new homes permitted in 2022

No permits for new homes were issued in Watson in 2022. The last year with any was 2005 (3 new homes).

Single-family
0123 20002005201020152020
0
new homes permitted in 2022
0
homes in the past 10 years
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Residents−26
New homes+0

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Watson's population fell by 26 and no new homes were permitted. Across Arkansas: 1.1 new residents per new home.

Every year as a table
YearNew homesSingle-family2+ per buildingValue
2022000—
2021000—
2020000—
2019000—
2018000—
2017000—
2016000—
2015000—
2014000—
2013000—
2012000—
2011000—
2010000—
2009000—
2008000—
2007000—
2006000—
2005330$162,000
2004330$162,000
2003220$108,000
2002000—
2001000—
2000110$58,000

Watson's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2022, so the 2022 figures are Census estimates.

Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.

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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.

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