Cresco, IA 52136 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 22
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Home Value
$214,915
+9.2% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
22
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.8 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
42 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
21%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.8%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
25%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
37%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$99
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 37% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 9.2% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 42% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−8% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (22/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.2% below their final list price; 21% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 25% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $59k 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 $99 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −2% to +14% over the next 12 months (86% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −2.0% to +14.3% (80% range; middle estimate +7.3%), chance of a rise 86%, of a 5%+ drop 4%.
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