Poweshiek County, IA housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 95
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Home Value
$226,600
+8.2% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
95
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
7.0 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
79 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
31%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
94.2%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
27%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
37%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$91
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 37% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 8.2% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 12% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+12% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (95/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 5.8% below their final list price; 31% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 27% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $61k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,646 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $91 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 (72% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.9% to +10.4% (80% range; middle estimate +3.5%), chance of a rise 72%, of a 5%+ drop 11%.
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ZIP codes in Poweshiek County, IA
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grinnell, IA 50112 | $227.2K | +7.1% | 70 |
| Brooklyn, IA 52211 | $204.8K | +6.7% | 97 |
| Montezuma, IA 50171 | $292.4K | +10.7% | 98 |
| Deep River, IA 52222 | $238.6K | +10.3% | 34 |
| Malcom, IA 50157 | $230K | +11.3% | 12 |
| Guernsey, IA 52221 | $219K | +9.2% | 71 |
| Searsboro, IA 50242 | $238.9K | +14.2% | 46 |
| Hartwick, IA 52232 | $233.2K | +11.6% | 27 |