Emmet County, IA housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 34
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Home Value
$156,001
+12.8% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
34
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
5.4 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
41 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
10%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
96.2%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
21%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
25%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$119
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 25% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 12.8% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 41% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+63% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (34/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 3.8% below their final list price; 10% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 21% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $45k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,514 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $119 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 Emmet County, IA
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estherville, IA 51334 | $144.5K | +13.0% | 16 |
| Armstrong, IA 50514 | $170.5K | +8.6% | 40 |
| Ringsted, IA 50578 | $187.7K | +17.9% | 13 |
| Wallingford, IA 51365 | $188.6K | +16.3% | 85 |
| Dolliver, IA 50531 | $168.8K | +8.8% | 89 |