La Porte City, IA 50651 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 43
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Home Value
$241,577
+3.0% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
43
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
4.3 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
48 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
33%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
101.2%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
22%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
11%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$140
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 11% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 3.0% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 9% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+23% vs. a year ago), close to pre-pandemic levels.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (43/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (101.2% of list); 33% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 22% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $66k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,488 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $140 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −5% to +11% over the next 12 months (75% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.1% to +11.2% (80% range; middle estimate +4.2%), chance of a rise 75%, of a 5%+ drop 10%.
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