Middletown, IA 52638 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 25
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Home Value
$198,005
+7.6% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
25
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.1 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
21 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
0.0%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
93.0%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
27%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$133
Dec 2025
What this means
- Prices. Home values are up 7.6% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 0% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+100% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (25/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 7.0% below their final list price; 0% 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 $53k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,357 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $133 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −5% to +12% over the next 12 months (76% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −4.8% to +11.5% (80% range; middle estimate +4.5%), chance of a rise 76%, of a 5%+ drop 9%.
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Other ZIP codes in Des Moines County, IA
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington, IA 52601 | $128.8K | +1.3% | 52 |
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| Yarmouth, IA 52660 | – | – | 20 |
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