Franklin County, IA housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 72
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Home Value
$158,999
+6.1% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
72
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.6 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
73 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
26%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
93.5%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
23%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
45%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$105
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 45% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 6.1% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 36% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−12% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (72/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 6.6% below their final list price; 26% 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 $45k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,634 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $105 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 (77% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −4.8% to +11.6% (80% range; middle estimate +4.7%), chance of a rise 77%, of a 5%+ drop 9%.
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ZIP codes in Franklin County, IA
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton, IA 50441 | $144.1K | +4.5% | 37 |
| Ackley, IA 50601 | $147.9K | +5.3% | 88 |
| Sheffield, IA 50475 | $185K | +6.2% | 61 |
| Latimer, IA 50452 | $150.1K | +1.8% | 72 |
| Alexander, IA 50420 | $168.1K | +9.4% | 9 |
| Geneva, IA 50633 | $172.6K | +11.5% | 20 |
| Coulter, IA 50431 | – | – | 66 |
| Chapin, IA 50427 | – | – | – |
| Popejoy, IA 50227 | – | – | 13 |
| Aredale, IA 50605 | – | – | 76 |
| Bradford, IA 50041 | – | – | 59 |