Watertown, MN 55388 housing market

What this means

• Valuation. Prices are 24% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
• Prices. Home values are up 2.4% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
• Supply. Listings are 13% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+67% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
• Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (17/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (100.0% of list); 16% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
• Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 30% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $98k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,305 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
• Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $201 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
• Outlook. Leaning up: likely −6% to +10% over the next 12 months (70% chance of a rise).

Next 12 months

Leaning up

Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.2% to +10.1% (80% range; middle estimate +3.1%), chance of a rise 70%, of a 5%+ drop 12%.

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