Benton, KY 42025 housing market

What this means

• Valuation. Prices are 13% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
• Prices. Home values are down 4.6% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
• Supply. Listings are 58% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+6% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
• Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (49/100; 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 23% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $53k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,696 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
• Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $180 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 (74% chance of a rise).

Next 12 months

Leaning up

Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.3% to +11.0% (80% range; middle estimate +3.9%), chance of a rise 74%, of a 5%+ drop 10%.

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