Buffalo County, WI housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 38
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Home Value
$256,857
+9.4% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
38
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.8 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
48 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
35%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.5%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
29%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
41%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$117
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 41% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 9.4% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 48% below the 2017-19 norm: still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (38/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.5% below their final list price; 35% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 29% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $69k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,386 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $117 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −2% to +14% over the next 12 months (85% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −2.4% to +14.0% (80% range; middle estimate +7.1%), chance of a rise 85%, of a 5%+ drop 5%.
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ZIP codes in Buffalo County, WI
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mondovi, WI 54755 | $281.8K | +8.8% | 25 |
| Fountain City, WI 54629 | $284.3K | +9.0% | 23 |
| Cochrane, WI 54622 | $245.9K | +7.9% | 27 |
| Alma, WI 54610 | $245.9K | +7.5% | 13 |
| Nelson, WI 54756 | $268.8K | +12.3% | 3 |