La Center, KY 42056 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 19
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Home Value
$136,279
−7.5% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
19
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
1.9 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
100 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
0.0%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
96.9%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
19%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
15%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$239
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 15% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are down 7.5% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 3% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. Listings are 71% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+100% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (19/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 3.1% below their final list price; 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 19% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $36k 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 $239 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from earthquakes. Earthquakes aren't covered by standard homeowners insurance.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −6% 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: −5.6% to +10.7% (80% range; middle estimate +3.6%), chance of a rise 73%, of a 5%+ drop 11%.
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