Garwin, IA 50635 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 16
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Home Value
$176,856
+2.6% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
16
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.0 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
31 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
0.0%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
95.2%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
18%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
20%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$111
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 20% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 2.6% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 22% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−14% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (16/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 4.8% below their final list price; 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 18% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $49k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,640 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 (59% 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: −8.0% to +8.3% (80% range; middle estimate +1.3%), chance of a rise 59%, of a 5%+ drop 17%.
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