Iowa, LA 70647 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 21
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Home Value
$246,362
+4.1% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
21
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.6 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
71 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
7.8%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
97.4%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
27%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
-11%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$322
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 11% below this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm, cheaper relative to incomes than before the pandemic.
- Prices. Home values are up 4.1% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 53% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−35% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (21/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 2.6% below their final list price; 8% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 27% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $64k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,827 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $322 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding. Flood isn't covered by standard homeowners insurance.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −5% to +12% over the next 12 months (76% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −4.8% to +11.5% (80% range; middle estimate +4.5%), chance of a rise 76%, of a 5%+ drop 9%.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Charles, LA 70605 | $272.1K | +0.7% | 55 |
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| Lake Charles, LA 70611 | $257.2K | +2.8% | 28 |
| Sulphur, LA 70665 | $237.7K | +1.9% | 51 |
| Lake Charles, LA 70615 | $149.4K | +4.0% | 34 |
| Westlake, LA 70669 | $187.6K | +2.5% | 42 |
| Dequincy, LA 70633 | $162K | +2.6% | 85 |
| Vinton, LA 70668 | $147K | +7.6% | 85 |
| Starks, LA 70661 | $137.2K | +3.1% | 77 |
| ZIP 70646 | – | – | 25 |
| ZIP 70609 | – | – | – |
| ZIP 70629 | – | – | – |