Elkin, NC 28621 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 63
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Home Value
$230,243
+3.7% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
63
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.1 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
78 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
38%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
97.9%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
31%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
53%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$106
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 53% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 3.7% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 15% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−7% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (63/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 2.1% below their final list price; 38% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 31% 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 $106 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −4% to +12% over the next 12 months (80% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −3.8% to +12.5% (80% range; middle estimate +5.4%), chance of a rise 80%, of a 5%+ drop 7%.
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