Fayette County, PA housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 64
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Home Value
$147,252
−0.8% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
64
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
4.5 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
63 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
20%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
94.8%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
20%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$912/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
-0.8%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$122
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are roughly in line with local incomes (−1% vs. this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm).
- Prices. Home values are down 0.8% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 32% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+19% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (64/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 5.2% below their final list price; 20% 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 $40k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,128 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 $122 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −8% to +8% over the next 12 months (61% 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: −7.9% to +8.5% (80% range; middle estimate +1.6%), chance of a rise 61%, of a 5%+ drop 17%.
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