Fairbanks, IN 47849 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 13
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Home Value
$184,551
+6.3% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
13
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
1.5 months
Jul 2019
Days on Market
7 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
0.0%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
95.5%
Nov 2025
Mtg Payment as % of Income
21%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
53%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$120
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 53% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 6.3% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 0% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm, so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (13/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 4.5% below their final list price (as of Nov 2025); 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 21% 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 $1,514 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $120 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 (80% 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 +5.5%), chance of a rise 80%, of a 5%+ drop 7%.
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