Watauga, TN 37694 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 54
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Home Value
$247,297
+7.6% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
54
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
9.6 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
82 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
0.0%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
97.8%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
22%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
11%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$90
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 11% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 7.6% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 14% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−20% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (54/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 2.2% below their final list price; 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 22% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $59k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,141 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $90 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −5% to +11% over the next 12 months (73% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.5% to +10.8% (80% range; middle estimate +3.8%), chance of a rise 73%, of a 5%+ drop 10%.
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Other ZIP codes in Carter County, TN
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabethton, TN 37643 | $234.3K | −0.6% | 65 |
| Roan Mountain, TN 37687 | $247.9K | +0.9% | 98 |
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