Mitchell County, IA housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 31
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Home Value
$219,729
+4.3% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
31
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.1 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
51 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
13%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
95.2%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
25%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
45%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$189
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 4.3% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 48% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−14% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (31/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 4.8% below their final list price; 13% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 25% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $58k 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 $189 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −4% to +13% over the next 12 months (81% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −3.5% to +12.9% (80% range; middle estimate +6.0%), chance of a rise 81%, of a 5%+ drop 7%.
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ZIP codes in Mitchell County, IA
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osage, IA 50461 | $211.6K | +4.2% | 6 |
| Saint Ansgar, IA 50472 | $255.9K | +5.9% | 91 |
| Stacyville, IA 50476 | $178.7K | +3.7% | 53 |
| Orchard, IA 50460 | $332.2K | +6.1% | 43 |
| Little Cedar, IA 50454 | – | – | 41 |
| McIntire, IA 50455 | $206.8K | +1.9% | 80 |
| Carpenter, IA 50426 | – | – | 41 |