Louisville, KY 40212 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 92
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Home Value
$86,650
+6.6% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
92
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
8.5 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
68 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
16%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
95.1%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
21%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,056/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
120%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$293
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 120% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 6.6% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 70% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+41% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (92/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 4.9% below their final list price; 16% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 21% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $25k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,514 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $425/mo less than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $293 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding. Flood isn't covered by standard homeowners insurance.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −7% to +10% over the next 12 months (68% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.5% to +9.8% (80% range; middle estimate +2.7%), chance of a rise 68%, of a 5%+ drop 13%.
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