Dorchester, NE 68343 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 6
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Home Value
$201,591
+0.8% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
6
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
1.6 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
12 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
0.0%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
97.3%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
23%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
48%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$161
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 48% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 0.8% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 40% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−50% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (6/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 2.7% below their final list price; 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 23% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $57k 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 $161 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −5% to +12% over the next 12 months (77% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −4.7% to +11.6% (80% range; middle estimate +4.5%), chance of a rise 77%, of a 5%+ drop 9%.
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