Osceola County, IA housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 70
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Home Value
$180,686
+9.0% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
70
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
1.8 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
51 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
22%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
89.3%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
21%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
54%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$107
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 54% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 9.0% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 62% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+27% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (70/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 10.7% below their final list price; 22% 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 $49k 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 $107 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 Osceola County, IA
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sibley, IA 51249 | $180K | +9.2% | 26 |
| Ocheyedan, IA 51354 | $176.5K | +9.8% | 62 |
| Ashton, IA 51232 | $187.3K | +9.3% | 76 |
| Melvin, IA 51350 | $136.9K | +5.9% | 58 |
| Harris, IA 51345 | $203.1K | +9.1% | 5 |