Ludington, MI 49431 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 44
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Home Value
$307,524
+7.1% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
44
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.7 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
52 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
22%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
96.3%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
36%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
18%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$52
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 18% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 7.1% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 49% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−10% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (44/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 3.7% below their final list price; 22% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 36% 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 $1,261 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $52 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −5% to +11% over the next 12 months (74% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.3% to +11.0% (80% range; middle estimate +3.9%), chance of a rise 74%, of a 5%+ drop 10%.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Scottville, MI 49454 | $222.5K | +5.6% | 74 |
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