Marion, NC 28752 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 98
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Home Value
$236,440
−2.9% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
98
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
8.3 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
73 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
25%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
95.3%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
31%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,251/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
24%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$144
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 24% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are down 2.9% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 64% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+13% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (98/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 4.7% below their final list price; 25% 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 $57k 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).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $167/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $144 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −10% to +7% over the next 12 months (46% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
No clear direction
A fall is somewhat more likely than a rise, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −9.7% to +6.6% (80% range; middle estimate −0.4%), chance of a rise 46%, of a 5%+ drop 23%.
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Other ZIP codes in McDowell County, NC
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|---|---|---|---|
| Nebo, NC 28761 | $376.2K | −0.1% | 92 |
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