Wataga, IL 61488 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 33
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Home Value
$143,607
+20.9% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
33
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.2 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
85 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
0.0%
Aug 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
96.0%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
19%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
27%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$143
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 27% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 20.9% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 100% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−100% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (33/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 4.0% below their final list price; 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 19% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $44k 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 $143 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −3% to +13% over the next 12 months (81% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −3.4% to +12.9% (80% range; middle estimate +5.8%), chance of a rise 81%, of a 5%+ drop 7%.
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