Buffalo Valley, TN 38548 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 29
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Home Value
$298,291
+13.5% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
29
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
1.6 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
116 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
0.0%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
99.5%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
32%
Dec 2023
Expected Disaster Loss
$183
Dec 2025
What this means
- Prices. Home values are up 13.5% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 0% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and falling (−63% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (29/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 0.5% below their final list price; 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 32% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $73k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,489 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $183 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −6% to +11% over the next 12 months (72% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.7% to +10.6% (80% range; middle estimate +3.5%), chance of a rise 72%, of a 5%+ drop 11%.
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Other ZIP codes in Putnam County, TN
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cookeville, TN 38501 | $301.8K | +1.9% | 90 |
| Cookeville, TN 38506 | $340.4K | +1.1% | 80 |
| Monterey, TN 38574 | $295.4K | +4.3% | 95 |
| Baxter, TN 38544 | $298.7K | +1.2% | 56 |
| Silver Point, TN 38582 | $364.4K | +5.7% | 74 |
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