Colo, IA 50056 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 27
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Home Value
$263,445
+4.5% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
27
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.7 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
42 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
0.0%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
99.3%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
30%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
50%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$123
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 50% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 4.5% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 200% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+300% 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 sell for about 0.7% below their final list price; 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 30% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $73k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,809 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $123 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 (75% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.1% to +11.2% (80% range; middle estimate +4.2%), chance of a rise 75%, of a 5%+ drop 10%.
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| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ames, IA 50010 | $297K | +2.9% | 31 |
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