Jay County, IN housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 59
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Home Value
$164,356
+1.4% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
59
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.3 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
73 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
21%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
92.4%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
23%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
59%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$106
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 59% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 1.4% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 31% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−21% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (59/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 7.6% below their final list price; 21% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 23% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $42k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,467 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $106 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −5% to +12% over the next 12 months (77% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −4.9% to +11.5% (80% range; middle estimate +4.6%), chance of a rise 77%, of a 5%+ drop 9%.
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ZIP codes in Jay County, IN
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland, IN 47371 | $173K | +1.8% | 29 |
| Dunkirk, IN 47336 | $135K | +0.7% | 96 |
| Redkey, IN 47373 | $143.8K | +3.8% | 13 |
| Bryant, IN 47326 | $269.3K | +3.9% | 22 |
| Pennville, IN 47369 | $174.4K | +1.2% | 11 |
| Salamonia, IN 47381 | – | – | 11 |