Franklin County, IN housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 69
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Home Value
$300,760
+5.1% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
69
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
5.2 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
79 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
31%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.3%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
28%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
34%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$175
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 34% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 5.1% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 27% below the 2017-19 norm: still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (69/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.7% below their final list price; 31% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 28% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $73k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,583 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $175 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −4% to +12% over the next 12 months (78% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −4.4% to +12.0% (80% range; middle estimate +5.1%), chance of a rise 78%, of a 5%+ drop 8%.
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ZIP codes in Franklin County, IN
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookville, IN 47012 | $276.5K | +4.6% | 57 |
| Laurel, IN 47024 | $243.2K | +3.8% | 67 |
| Metamora, IN 47030 | $262K | +5.9% | 59 |
| Oldenburg, IN 47036 | $311.4K | +3.3% | 29 |
| Brookville, IN 47016 | $322.6K | +6.2% | 16 |
| New Trenton, IN 47035 | – | – | 58 |
| Bath, IN 47010 | $269.4K | +9.2% | 78 |