Ames, OK 73718 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 69
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Home Value
$180,486
+12.7% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
69
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
6.4 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
74 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
0.0%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
93.8%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
23%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
51%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$284
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 51% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 12.7% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 0% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+50% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (69/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 6.2% 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 $49k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,395 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $284 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from tornadoes, hail and wind. Check insurance costs before buying.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −4% to +12% over the next 12 months (78% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −4.5% to +11.8% (80% range; middle estimate +4.8%), chance of a rise 78%, of a 5%+ drop 8%.
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Other ZIP codes in Major County, OK
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|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview, OK 73737 | $135.7K | +3.9% | 47 |
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