Bowling Green, KY 42101 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 78
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Home Value
$236,442
+0.2% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
78
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
5.1 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
53 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
28%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
97.5%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
37%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,141/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
52%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$209
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 52% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are flat over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 46% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and falling (−12% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (78/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 2.5% below their final list price; 28% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 37% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $59k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,634 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $328/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $209 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −7% to +9% over the next 12 months (63% 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: −7.5% to +8.8% (80% range; middle estimate +1.8%), chance of a rise 63%, of a 5%+ drop 16%.
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