Oak Park, MI 48237 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 27
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Home Value
$234,916
+1.6% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
27
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.8 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
34 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
16%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
100.2%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
26%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,486/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
70%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$84
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 70% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 1.6% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 45% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+20% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (27/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (100.2% of list); 16% 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 $63k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,244 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Owning and renting a typical home cost about the same per month.
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $84 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 (69% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.3% to +10.0% (80% range; middle estimate +2.9%), chance of a rise 69%, of a 5%+ drop 13%.
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