Forest, MS 39074 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 96
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Home Value
$128,118
+6.5% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
96
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
6.4 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
81 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
26%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
96.5%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
22%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
3.4%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$123
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are roughly in line with local incomes (+3% vs. this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm).
- Prices. Home values are up 6.5% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 62% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+43% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (96/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 3.5% below their final list price; 26% 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 $34k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,640 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $123 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- 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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Other ZIP codes in Scott County, MS
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morton, MS 39117 | $131.3K | +2.3% | 62 |
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