Sweetser, IN 46987 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 90
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Home Value
$191,570
+3.6% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
90
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
6.1 months
Jul 2026
Days on Market
76 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
25%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
97.3%
Jul 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
18%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
26%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$126
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 26% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 3.6% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 20% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+500% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (90/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 2.7% below their final list price (as of Jul 2026); 25% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 18% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $48k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,387 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $126 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −6% to +10% over the next 12 months (68% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.5% to +9.8% (80% range; middle estimate +2.8%), chance of a rise 68%, of a 5%+ drop 13%.
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|---|---|---|---|
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