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Housing Affordability

Home price and typical payment compared to income

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Housing Affordability • St. Joseph County • October 2026

Affordability

Payment as a Percent of Income

Based on 3-mo. median sale price
October 2026
36.5%
Year-over-year change
+19%
Compared to 30.7% last year
Difference from state
+3%
Compared to 35.6% in Indiana
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Last update: Nov. 7, 2026, 8:53 a.m. 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
October 2026
43.8%
Year-over-year change
-12%
Compared to 50.0% last year
Difference from state
+21%
Compared to 36.2% in Indiana
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Last update: Nov. 7, 2026, 8:39 a.m. 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
$69,315
Year-over-year change
+1%
Compared to $68,312 last year
Difference from state
-9%
Compared to $75,847 in Indiana
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Last update: Nov. 7, 2026, 8:53 a.m. 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
October 2026
$2,110
Year-over-year change
+21%
Compared to $1,748 last year
Difference from state
-6%
Compared to $2,250 in Indiana
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Last update: Nov. 7, 2026, 8:39 a.m. 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
October 2026
$260,000
Year-over-year change
+11%
Compared to $234,000 last year
Difference from state
-6%
Compared to $277,250 in Indiana
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Last update: Nov. 7, 2026, 8:39 a.m. Source: IAR Data Warehouse Data notes: -

Sales

Closed Sales by Price

12-month rolling total
All properties, November 2026
3,295
-5%
Under $250K
1,689
-13%
At Least $250K
1,606
+4%
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Last update: Nov. 7, 2026, 9:42 a.m. Source: IAR MLS Data Warehouse Data notes: None

Supply

New Listings by Price

12-month rolling total
All properties, November 2026
4,318
+3%
Under $250K
2,057
-5%
At Least $250K
2,269
+12%
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Last update: Nov. 7, 2026, 9:42 a.m. Source: IAR MLS Data Warehouse Data notes: None

Inventory by Price

Average daily inventory in latest month
All properties, November 2026
793
+22%
Under $250K
328
+12%
At Least $250K
464
+30%
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Last update: Nov. 7, 2026, 9:42 a.m. Source: IAR MLS Data Warehouse Data notes: None