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Housing Affordability

Home price and typical payment compared to income

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Housing Affordability • Cass County • September 2026

Affordability

Payment as a Percent of Income

Based on 3-mo. median sale price
September 2026
26.4%
Year-over-year change
-4%
Compared to 27.6% last year
Difference from state
-24%
Compared to 34.9% in Indiana
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Last update: Oct. 7, 2026, midnight Source: IAR Data Warehouse / American Community Survey Data notes: Assumes 10% down payment, 0.77% tax rate, 0.83% insurance rate, 0.79% PMI rate. Interest rates are based on the national 4-week rolling average. Income is the Median Household Income series, including its projected years.

Affordable Listings

Pct. of listings in last 90 days affordable to household earning $75K
September 2026
74.5%
Year-over-year change
+4%
Compared to 71.9% last year
Difference from state
+101%
Compared to 37.0% in Indiana
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Last update: Oct. 7, 2026, midnight Source: IAR Data Warehouse Data notes: Assumes 10% down payment, 0.77% tax rate, 0.83% insurance rate, 0.79% PMI rate. Interest rates are based on the national 4-week rolling average.

Demographics

Median Household Income

Adjusted to current dollars
January 2026
$60,494
Year-over-year change
-1%
Compared to $61,108 last year
Difference from state
-20%
Compared to $75,847 in Indiana
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Last update: Oct. 7, 2026, midnight Source: American Community Survey and Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Cost Index Data notes: Median household income from the American Community Survey: 1-year estimate where available, 5-year otherwise; county groups are household-weighted. Each year is averaged with the prior year to smooth sampling noise. The latest two years are projections: the ACS figure from two years earlier grown by the two-year change in the BLS Employment Cost Index (December to December), replaced when that ACS year is published.

Market Momentum

Price

Median Monthly Payment

For median-priced home
September 2026
$1,331
Year-over-year change
-5%
Compared to $1,404 last year
Difference from state
-40%
Compared to $2,209 in Indiana
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Last update: Oct. 7, 2026, midnight Source: IAR Datawarehouse Data notes: Assumes 10% down payment, 0.77% tax rate, 0.83% insurance rate, 0.79% PMI rate. Interest rates are based on the national 4-week rolling average.

Median Sale Price

3-Month Rolling Median
September 2026
$170,000
Year-over-year change
-9%
Compared to $186,500 last year
Difference from state
-40%
Compared to $282,000 in Indiana
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Last update: Oct. 7, 2026, midnight Source: IAR Data Warehouse Data notes: -

Sales

Closed Sales by Price

12-month rolling total
All properties, October 2026
388
+5%
Under $250K
310
+7%
At Least $250K
79
-2%
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Last update: Oct. 7, 2026, midnight Source: IAR MLS Data Warehouse Data notes: None

Supply

New Listings by Price

12-month rolling total
All properties, October 2026
474
-4%
Under $250K
349
-6%
At Least $250K
125
+1%
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Last update: Oct. 7, 2026, midnight Source: IAR MLS Data Warehouse Data notes: None

Inventory by Price

Average daily inventory in latest month
All properties, October 2026
93
-15%
Under $250K
69
-20%
At Least $250K
24
+2%
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Last update: Oct. 7, 2026, midnight Source: IAR MLS Data Warehouse Data notes: None