Lehigh Acres, FL 33973 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 82
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Home Value
$278,975
−9.6% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
82
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
8.5 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
56 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
40%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
96.9%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
36%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,651/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
22%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$268
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 22% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are down 9.6% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 17% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. Listings are 6% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−17% vs. a year ago), close to pre-pandemic levels.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (82/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 3.1% below their final list price; 40% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 36% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $74k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,827 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $189/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $268 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from hurricanes. Check insurance costs before buying.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −8% to +8% over the next 12 months (56% 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: −8.4% to +7.9% (80% range; middle estimate +0.8%), chance of a rise 56%, of a 5%+ drop 19%.
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