Altoona, KS 66710 housing market

What this means

• Valuation. Prices are 18% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
• Prices. Home values are up 4.6% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
• Supply. There are 50% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+33% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
• Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (94/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 17.9% below their final list price (as of Apr 2025); 50% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
• Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 20% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $33k 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 $179 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
• Outlook. Leaning up: likely −3% to +14% over the next 12 months (84% chance of a rise).

Next 12 months

Leaning up

Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −2.7% to +13.6% (80% range; middle estimate +6.5%), chance of a rise 84%, of a 5%+ drop 5%.

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