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Housing Affordability

Home price and typical payment compared to income

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Housing Affordability • Wayne County • September 2026

Affordability

Payment as a Percent of Income

Based on 3-mo. median sale price
September 2026
32.4%
Year-over-year change
+20%
Compared to 27.0% last year
Difference from state
-7%
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
69.0%
Year-over-year change
-4%
Compared to 71.6% last year
Difference from state
+86%
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
$54,785
Year-over-year change
+1%
Compared to $54,498 last year
Difference from state
-28%
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
$1,480
Year-over-year change
+21%
Compared to $1,227 last year
Difference from state
-33%
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
$189,000
Year-over-year change
+16%
Compared to $163,000 last year
Difference from state
-33%
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
694
-10%
Under $250K
536
-16%
At Least $250K
158
+17%
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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
978
-4%
Under $250K
702
-10%
At Least $250K
276
+15%
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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
204
+4%
Under $250K
142
+5%
At Least $250K
62
+2%
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Last update: Oct. 7, 2026, midnight Source: IAR MLS Data Warehouse Data notes: None