Westbrook, CT 06498 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 12
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Home Value
$588,972
+4.7% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
12
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.3 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
37 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
23%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
103.4%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
51%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
61%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$148
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 61% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 4.7% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 70% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+53% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (12/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (103.4% of list); 23% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 51% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $154k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,036 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $148 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 (86% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −1.8% to +14.5% (80% range; middle estimate +7.4%), chance of a rise 86%, of a 5%+ drop 4%.
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