Clarke County, IA housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 50
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Home Value
$199,707
+2.9% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
50
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.8 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
47 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
23%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
96.6%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
24%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
26%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$106
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 26% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 2.9% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 21% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−15% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (50/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 3.4% below their final list price; 23% 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 $57k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,696 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 −7% to +10% over the next 12 months (68% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.7% to +9.7% (80% range; middle estimate +2.8%), chance of a rise 68%, of a 5%+ drop 13%.
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ZIP codes in Clarke County, IA
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osceola, IA 50213 | $194.3K | +2.6% | 58 |
| Murray, IA 50174 | $173.2K | +3.9% | 55 |
| Woodburn, IA 50275 | $260.6K | +8.0% | 26 |
| Weldon, IA 50264 | $233.3K | +11.2% | 58 |