Leon, IA 50144 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 49
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Home Value
$152,101
+3.9% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
49
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
6.4 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
77 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
14%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
99.6%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
21%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
-25%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$112
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 25% below this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm, cheaper relative to incomes than before the pandemic.
- Prices. Home values are up 3.9% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), but still 11% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. Listings are 20% below the 2017-19 norm, still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (49/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 0.4% below their final list price; 14% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 21% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $44k 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 $112 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: −4.6% to +11.7% (80% range; middle estimate +4.7%), chance of a rise 77%, of a 5%+ drop 9%.
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