Wapello County, IA housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 55
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Home Value
$131,712
+2.5% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
55
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.6 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
54 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
19%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
95.1%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
18%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
4.0%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$160
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are roughly in line with local incomes (+4% vs. this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm).
- Prices. Home values are up 2.5% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 18% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+22% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (55/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 4.9% below their final list price; 19% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 18% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $39k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,521 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $160 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 Wapello County, IA
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ottumwa, IA 52501 | $125.6K | +2.2% | 47 |
| Eddyville, IA 52553 | $193.6K | +8.1% | 67 |
| Eldon, IA 52554 | $112.3K | +1.0% | 48 |
| Agency, IA 52530 | $187.7K | +7.7% | 44 |
| Blakesburg, IA 52536 | $240.6K | +8.9% | 24 |
| Kirkville, IA 52566 | – | – | 22 |
| Chillicothe, IA 52548 | – | – | 4 |