Vilas, NC 28679 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 96
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Home Value
$402,720
+0.3% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
96
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
17.6 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
87 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
44%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
95.2%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
42%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
12%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$160
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 12% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are flat over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 31% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+10% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (96/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 4.8% below their final list price; 44% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 42% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $92k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,357 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $160 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −8% to +9% over the next 12 months (62% 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: −7.6% to +8.8% (80% range; middle estimate +1.7%), chance of a rise 62%, of a 5%+ drop 16%.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Boone, NC 28607 | $490.5K | +0.7% | 76 |
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