Cave Junction, OR 97523 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 85
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Home Value
$300,586
−0.9% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
85
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
6.7 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
86 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
18%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
96.0%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
45%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
12%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$503
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 12% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are down 0.9% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 5% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. Listings are 6% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−14% vs. a year ago), close to pre-pandemic levels.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (85/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 4.0% below their final list price; 18% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 45% 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 $1,236 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $503 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from wildfire. Check insurance costs before buying.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −7% to +9% over the next 12 months (63% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
No clear direction
A rise is somewhat more likely than a fall, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −7.4% to +8.9% (80% range; middle estimate +1.8%), chance of a rise 63%, of a 5%+ drop 15%.
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