Franklin, VA 23851 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 45
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Home Value
$250,274
+1.6% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
45
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
4.5 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
53 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
40%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
100.1%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
27%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,325/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
11%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$152
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 11% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 1.6% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 24% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+36% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (45/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (100.1% of list); 40% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 27% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $63k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,583 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $244/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $152 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 (59% 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: −8.0% to +8.3% (80% range; middle estimate +1.3%), chance of a rise 59%, of a 5%+ drop 17%.
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