Whitley County, KY housing market

What this means

• Valuation. Prices are roughly in line with local incomes (+5% vs. this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm).
• Prices. Home values are down 10.7% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 12% below their 2022-23 peak.
• Supply. Listings are 9% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+5% vs. a year ago), close to pre-pandemic levels.
• Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (94/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 6.3% below their final list price; 40% 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 $37k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,303 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
• Buy vs. rent. Owning and renting a typical home cost about the same per month.
• Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $144 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
• Outlook. No clear direction: likely −10% to +7% over the next 12 months (49% chance of a rise).

Next 12 months

No clear direction

A fall is somewhat more likely than a rise, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −9.6% to +6.8% (80% range; middle estimate −0.1%), chance of a rise 49%, of a 5%+ drop 22%.

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ZIP codes in Whitley County, KY