Bowden, WV 26270 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 29
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Home Value
$140,705
+2.3% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
29
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.2 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
32 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
0.0%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
89.0%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
17%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
-37%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$363
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 37% below this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm, cheaper relative to incomes than before the pandemic.
- Prices. Home values are up 2.3% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 25% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+67% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (29/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 11.0% below their final list price; 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 17% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $34k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,018 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $363 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding. Flood isn't covered by standard homeowners insurance.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −6% to +10% over the next 12 months (71% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.0% to +10.3% (80% range; middle estimate +3.3%), chance of a rise 71%, of a 5%+ drop 12%.
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