Independence, OR 97351 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 43
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Home Value
$427,632
+2.2% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
43
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
4.0 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
57 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
19%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
100.2%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
36%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
17%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$167
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 17% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 2.2% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 6% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+19% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (43/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (100.2% of list); 19% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 36% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $105k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,357 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $167 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −6% to +10% over the next 12 months (69% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.3% to +10.0% (80% range; middle estimate +3.0%), chance of a rise 69%, of a 5%+ drop 12%.
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