Rolfe, IA 50581 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 30
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Home Value
$73,626
−11.3% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
30
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
1.1 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
64 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
0.0%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
90.9%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
12%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$111
Dec 2025
What this means
- Prices. Home values are down 11.3% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 19% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. Listings are 20% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−67% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (30/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 9.1% below their final list price; 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 12% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $23k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,634 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $111 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −8% to +8% over the next 12 months (60% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
No clear direction
A rise is somewhat more likely than a fall, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −7.9% to +8.4% (80% range; middle estimate +1.4%), chance of a rise 60%, of a 5%+ drop 17%.
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