Value of a pool
Is a home worth more if it has a pool?
Appraisers will value a pool at about $10,000 to $15,000. If your house has a pool and the neighbor’s house the same size does not have a pool, is your house going to sell for $10,000 to $15,000 more? Maybe not.
There are buyers who do not want a pool, and the feature of pool will actually turn them away, much less paying more for it. Consider for example, a retired couple. They would not want to deal with the maintenance of a pool. Or a single man or woman who do not swim and do not entertain. What use is a pool to them other than an additional expensive? Even a family with children may not want a pool for fear of accidents and the liability involved.
The value of a pool is rather subjective. You cannot definitely place a higher value on the house with the presence of a pool.