Avoca, IA 51521 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 44
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Home Value
$238,453
+0.4% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
44
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
5.3 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
31 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
13%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
95.9%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
27%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
47%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$140
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 flat over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 9% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−22% vs. a year ago), close to pre-pandemic levels.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (44/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 4.1% below their final list price; 13% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 27% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $65k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,809 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. No clear direction: likely −7% to +9% over the next 12 months (66% 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: −6.9% to +9.5% (80% range; middle estimate +2.4%), chance of a rise 66%, of a 5%+ drop 14%.
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|---|---|---|---|
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