Wakarusa, IN 46573 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 3
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Home Value
$319,987
+5.7% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
3
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
1.3 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
18 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
0.0%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
96.6%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
28%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
29%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$58
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 29% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 5.7% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 74% below the 2017-19 norm: still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (3/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 3.4% below their final list price; 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 28% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $79k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,287 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $58 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −4% to +13% over the next 12 months (81% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −3.7% to +12.6% (80% range; middle estimate +5.6%), chance of a rise 81%, of a 5%+ drop 7%.
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