Carleton, NE 68326 housing market

What this means

• Valuation. Prices are 25% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
• Prices. Home values are up 10.1% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
• Supply. There are 0% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm, so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
• Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (0/100; U.S.: 54) (as of Apr 2021): homes typically sell at or above asking (100.0% of list) (as of Dec 2025); 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%) (as of Sep 2025).
• Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 25% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $71k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,270 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
• Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $224 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from tornadoes, hail and wind.
• 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: −5.3% to +11.1% (80% range; middle estimate +4.0%), chance of a rise 74%, of a 5%+ drop 10%.

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