Worcester, NY 12197 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 73
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Home Value
$197,700
−3.0% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
73
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
9.6 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
68 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
32%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.7%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
21%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
-11%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$228
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 11% below this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm, cheaper relative to incomes than before the pandemic.
- Prices. Home values are down 3.0% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 3% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. Listings are 20% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+183% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (73/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.3% below their final list price; 32% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 21% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $56k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,135 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $228 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −7% to +10% over the next 12 months (68% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.5% to +9.8% (80% range; middle estimate +2.7%), chance of a rise 68%, of a 5%+ drop 13%.
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