Leighton, AL 35646 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 67
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Home Value
$160,713
+7.2% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
67
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.6 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
145 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
0.0%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
96.6%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
17%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
-15%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$159
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 15% below this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm, cheaper relative to incomes than before the pandemic.
- Prices. Home values are up 7.2% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 17% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+27% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (67/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 3.4% below their final list price; 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 17% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $41k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,809 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $159 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −7% to +10% over the next 12 months (67% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.7% to +9.6% (80% range; middle estimate +2.6%), chance of a rise 67%, of a 5%+ drop 13%.
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