Plato, MN 55370 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 28
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Home Value
$369,860
+5.3% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
28
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.2 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
69 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
0.0%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
103.4%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
27%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
46%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$103
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 46% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 5.3% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 33% 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 (28/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (103.4% of list); 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 $95k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,036 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $103 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −5% to +11% over the next 12 months (74% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.2% to +11.1% (80% range; middle estimate +4.0%), chance of a rise 74%, of a 5%+ drop 10%.
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|---|---|---|---|
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