Indianapolis, IN 46218 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 94
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Home Value
$114,138
−2.4% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
94
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
5.6 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
69 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
33%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
96.4%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
24%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,278/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
135%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$95
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 135% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are down 2.4% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 45% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+24% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (94/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 3.6% below their final list price; 33% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 24% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $31k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,415 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $512/mo less than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $95 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −9% to +7% over the next 12 months (52% 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: −9.1% to +7.2% (80% range; middle estimate +0.2%), chance of a rise 52%, of a 5%+ drop 21%.
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