Madison County, IA housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 37
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Home Value
$339,087
+1.6% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
37
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.0 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
93 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
16%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
100.1%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
30%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
31%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$97
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 31% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 1.6% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 25% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−13% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (37/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (100.1% of list); 16% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 30% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $92k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,706 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $97 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 Madison County, IA
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winterset, IA 50273 | $299.7K | +0.7% | 43 |
| Van Meter, IA 50261 | $423.4K | +1.1% | 43 |
| Earlham, IA 50072 | $369.8K | +1.3% | 40 |
| Saint Charles, IA 50240 | $403.6K | +5.3% | 16 |
| Cumming, IA 50061 | $600.9K | +2.0% | 61 |
| Dexter, IA 50070 | $249.7K | −3.9% | 71 |
| Truro, IA 50257 | $298.4K | +3.2% | 28 |
| Lorimor, IA 50149 | $277.2K | +6.9% | 33 |
| Patterson, IA 50218 | – | – | 77 |
| Peru, IA 50222 | $341.8K | +2.8% | 77 |
| Macksburg, IA 50155 | – | – | 2 |
| Bevington, IA 50033 | – | – | – |