Crawford County, IA housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 95
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Home Value
$187,424
+5.7% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
95
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
9.7 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
71 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
21%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
93.7%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
23%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
44%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$167
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 44% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 5.7% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 6% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and falling (−17% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (95/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 6.3% 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 $52k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,644 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $167 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −6% to +10% over the next 12 months (71% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.1% to +10.3% (80% range; middle estimate +3.4%), chance of a rise 71%, of a 5%+ drop 12%.
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ZIP codes in Crawford County, IA
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denison, IA 51442 | $182.4K | +2.0% | 91 |
| Manilla, IA 51454 | $173.4K | +11.5% | 45 |
| Schleswig, IA 51461 | $175.6K | +5.2% | 98 |
| Charter Oak, IA 51439 | $213K | +16.5% | 37 |
| Vail, IA 51465 | $210.2K | +12.9% | 66 |
| Charter Oak, IA 51528 | $167.7K | +10.9% | 54 |
| Kiron, IA 51448 | $190.4K | +11.2% | 22 |
| Westside, IA 51467 | $234.7K | +7.6% | 32 |
| Deloit, IA 51441 | $132.4K | −6.5% | 51 |
| Arion, IA 51520 | – | – | 13 |
| Ricketts, IA 51460 | – | – | 53 |
| ZIP 51432 | – | – | – |