Cherokee, IA 51012 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 86
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Home Value
$151,175
+2.3% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
86
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
6.2 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
71 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
22%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
93.1%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
18%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
18%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$149
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 18% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 2.3% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 20% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+70% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (86/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 6.9% below their final list price; 22% 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 $42k 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 $149 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 (58% 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: −8.2% to +8.1% (80% range; middle estimate +1.1%), chance of a rise 58%, of a 5%+ drop 18%.
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Other ZIP codes in Cherokee County, IA
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus, IA 51035 | $186.8K | −1.0% | 15 |
| Aurelia, IA 51005 | $181.1K | +3.1% | 8 |
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| Quimby, IA 51049 | $123.6K | +3.7% | 74 |
| Washta, IA 51061 | $146.4K | −3.6% | 38 |
| Meriden, IA 51037 | $182.6K | +2.5% | 55 |
| Larrabee, IA 51029 | $125.6K | −0.4% | 22 |