Lacona, IA 50139 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 97
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Home Value
$309,261
+6.5% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
97
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
12.8 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
146 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
50%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
102.0%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
34%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
66%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$113
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 66% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 6.5% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 125% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and falling (−40% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (97/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (102.0% of list); 50% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 34% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $82k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,754 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $113 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −4% to +12% over the next 12 months (79% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −4.2% to +12.1% (80% range; middle estimate +5.0%), chance of a rise 79%, of a 5%+ drop 8%.
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