Benton County, IA housing market

What this means

• Valuation. Prices are 28% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
• Prices. Home values are up 9.8% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
• Supply. Listings are 23% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−24% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
• Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (46/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.1% below their final list price; 30% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
• Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 27% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $78k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,636 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
• Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $1,329/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
• Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $135 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
• Outlook. Leaning up: likely −4% to +13% over the next 12 months (81% chance of a rise).

Next 12 months

Leaning up

Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −3.6% to +12.8% (80% range; middle estimate +5.9%), chance of a rise 81%, of a 5%+ drop 7%.

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ZIP codes in Benton County, IA