Spencer County, IN housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 49
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Home Value
$236,744
+4.1% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
49
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.1 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
53 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
31%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
97.9%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
24%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
42%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$152
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 42% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 4.1% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 13% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+45% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (49/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 2.1% below their final list price; 31% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 24% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $59k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,515 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $152 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 (78% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −4.6% to +11.8% (80% range; middle estimate +4.9%), chance of a rise 78%, of a 5%+ drop 9%.
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ZIP codes in Spencer County, IN
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockport, IN 47635 | $217K | +4.4% | 70 |
| Santa Claus, IN 47579 | $298K | +1.2% | 51 |
| Richland, IN 47634 | $189.4K | +2.6% | 39 |
| Grandview, IN 47615 | $192.2K | +5.9% | 65 |
| Bristow, IN 47577 | $225.6K | +6.0% | 31 |
| Chrisney, IN 47611 | $212.8K | +5.4% | 39 |
| Tell City, IN 47588 | $179.8K | +0.8% | 3 |
| Evanston, IN 47531 | $281.2K | +5.3% | 85 |
| Grandview, IN 47550 | $304.8K | +4.0% | 29 |
| Gentryville, IN 47537 | $226.9K | +8.3% | 36 |
| Lincoln City, IN 47552 | – | – | 1 |