Winnebago County, IA housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 75
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Home Value
$159,076
+6.5% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
75
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
6.2 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
77 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
32%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
99.5%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
20%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
11%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$118
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 11% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 6.5% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 4% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+21% vs. a year ago), close to pre-pandemic levels.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (75/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 0.5% below their final list price; 32% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 20% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $45k 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 $118 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −9% to +8% over the next 12 months (55% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
No clear direction
A rise is somewhat more likely than a fall, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −8.8% to +7.6% (80% range; middle estimate +0.7%), chance of a rise 55%, of a 5%+ drop 20%.
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ZIP codes in Winnebago County, IA
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest City, IA 50436 | $186.3K | +2.8% | 96 |
| Lake Mills, IA 50450 | $172K | +8.9% | 19 |
| Buffalo Center, IA 50424 | $155.5K | +7.1% | 34 |
| Thompson, IA 50478 | $98.9K | +2.1% | 21 |
| Leland, IA 50453 | $174.6K | +11.0% | 67 |
| Scarville, IA 50473 | – | – | 71 |
| Rake, IA 50465 | – | – | 62 |