Creston, IA 50851 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 59
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Home Value
$159,205
+8.2% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
59
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
6.1 months
Jun 2026
Days on Market
225 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
0.0%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
89.0%
Jun 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
20%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
5.5%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$108
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are roughly in line with local incomes (+6% vs. this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm).
- Prices. Home values are up 8.2% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 17% below the 2017-19 norm, still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (59/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 11.0% below their final list price (as of Jun 2026); 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 20% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $47k 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 $108 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −6% to +10% over the next 12 months (71% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.0% to +10.3% (80% range; middle estimate +3.3%), chance of a rise 71%, of a 5%+ drop 12%.
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