IT'S become a little easier to buy a home in Dubbo with the median cost dropping, new data shows.
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The latest Domain House Price Report for the December 2019 quarter reveals the median house price for Dubbo, Orange and Bathurst local government areas (LGA).
Data shows that the median cost to buy a house in the Dubbo LGA has dropped by 4.3 per cent, from $350,000 in December 2018 to $335,000 in December 2019.
By comparison, Bathurst has remained relatively stable with prices -0.1 per cent lower when comparing the two quarters, from $448,500 to $448,000.
While Orange experienced a 3.6 per cent increase in prices, from $415,000 to $430,000.
The Domain report also revealed how the median house price in these LGAs had increased significantly during the past five years.
In Orange the median price jumped by 31.1 per cent ($328,000 in December 2014 to $430,000 in December 2019).
Bathurst increased by 29.9 per cent (from $345,000 to $448,000), while Dubbo experienced the smallest increase at 8.4 per cent (from $309,000 to $335,000).
The median cost of purchasing a unit in all three cities was also listed.
Bathurst has the most expensive cost at $321,500 (up 5.8 per cent year-on-year), followed by Dubbo at $288,500 (up 3.4 per cent) and Orange $279,995 (up 7.7 per cent).
By comparison the median house price in Canberra for the December 2019 quarter increased by 7.3 per cent to $788,621.
In Sydney prices jumped by 5.7 per cent to $1,142,212.
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