Owensboro, KY 42303 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 33
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Home Value
$218,920
+3.7% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
33
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
1.9 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
43 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
36%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
97.8%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
26%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$975/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
34%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$210
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 34% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 3.7% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 20% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+61% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (33/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 2.2% below their final list price; 36% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 26% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $57k 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).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $447/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $210 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 (75% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.1% to +11.2% (80% range; middle estimate +4.1%), chance of a rise 75%, of a 5%+ drop 10%.
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Other ZIP codes in Daviess County, KY
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owensboro, KY 42301 | $210.5K | +4.6% | 38 |
| Utica, KY 42376 | $246.5K | +0.4% | 51 |
| Philpot, KY 42366 | $280.4K | +2.3% | 59 |
| Maceo, KY 42355 | $188.9K | −5.2% | 16 |
| ZIP 42356 | – | – | – |