Wauchula, FL 33873 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 77
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Home Value
$239,568
+1.5% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
77
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
8.5 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
55 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
11%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
95.8%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
35%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
77%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$401
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 77% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 1.5% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 103% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+10% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (77/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 4.2% below their final list price; 11% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 35% 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 $2,144 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $401 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from tornadoes, hail and wind. Check insurance costs before buying.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −7% to +9% over the next 12 months (65% 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: −7.0% to +9.3% (80% range; middle estimate +2.2%), chance of a rise 65%, of a 5%+ drop 14%.
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| Bowling Green, FL 33834 | $205.9K | +0.9% | 44 |
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