Ellston, IA 50074 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 90
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Home Value
$306,361
+8.3% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
90
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
5.7 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
143 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
0.0%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
94.0%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
19%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$149
Dec 2025
What this means
- Prices. Home values are up 8.3% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 42% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+8% 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 6.0% below their final list price; 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 19% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $78k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,696 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $149 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −5% to +12% over the next 12 months (77% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −4.7% to +11.6% (80% range; middle estimate +4.6%), chance of a rise 77%, of a 5%+ drop 9%.
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