Malvern, IA 51551 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 22
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Home Value
$255,139
+2.6% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
22
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.1 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
59 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
0.0%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
99.1%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
24%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
75%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$169
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 75% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 2.6% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 25% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and falling (−38% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (22/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 0.9% below their final list price; 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 24% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $68k 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 $169 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −4% to +12% over the next 12 months (79% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −4.1% to +12.2% (80% range; middle estimate +5.1%), chance of a rise 79%, of a 5%+ drop 8%.
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Other ZIP codes in Mills County, IA
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenwood, IA 51534 | $317.7K | +4.0% | 65 |
| Pacific Junction, IA 51561 | $239.9K | −2.7% | 79 |
| Silver City, IA 51571 | $309.4K | +8.7% | 13 |
| Hastings, IA 51540 | $213.5K | +5.2% | 86 |
| Henderson, IA 51541 | $182.5K | −2.3% | 4 |
| Mineola, IA 51554 | – | – | 2 |