Rock Rapids, IA 51246 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 84
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Home Value
$260,682
+10.5% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
84
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
8.4 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
75 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
12%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
96.9%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
28%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
47%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$141
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 47% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 10.5% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 1760% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+15% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (84/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 3.1% below their final list price; 12% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 28% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $67k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,514 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $141 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −6% to +11% over the next 12 months (72% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.7% to +10.6% (80% range; middle estimate +3.6%), chance of a rise 72%, of a 5%+ drop 11%.
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|---|---|---|---|
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