Will the Evansville metro area Housing Market Crash in 2026?
Housing crash risk
Low27/100
Higher crash risk than 11% of U.S. metros
Data as of June 2026
12-month price forecast
Mixed signals
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The Evansville metro area scores 27 out of 100 on Curb Report's Crash Risk index (Low), higher than 11% of U.S. metros, as of June 2026. No single signal stands out. Even the strongest contributor, overvaluation, ranks riskier than only 29% of U.S. metros. Home values run 4% below the long-run norm of about 3.5 times local income.
The typical home is worth about $228,000, up 4.0% over the past year, and prices sit at or near their all-time high.
The score blends four signals, each ranked against every other U.S. market of the same kind: overvaluation versus local incomes (35%), payment burden (25%), the slide from the price peak (20%) and unusual price swings (20%). The score is a relative read: it ranks how exposed the Evansville metro area housing market is if conditions turn, compared with other U.S. metros. It does not forecast that prices will fall. A correction also doesn’t require a 2008-style collapse: local pullbacks happen when supply outruns demand, when a single-industry job base contracts, or when affordability erodes enough to shrink the buyer pool.
What’s driving the score
Biggest driver: overvaluation
Overvaluation · 35% of score
Riskier than 29% of U.S. metros
How far home values sit above or below the long-run norm of about 3.5 times local median household income.
4% below the long-run income norm
Payment burden · 25% of score
Riskier than 21% of U.S. metros
The monthly cost of owning a typical home (a 30-year mortgage at current rates with 20% down, plus property tax and insurance) as a share of local median household income.
Light: under 25% of incomeExact value on Starter
Slide from peak · 20% of score
Riskier than 18% of U.S. metros
How far typical home values have fallen from their all-time high. A deeper slide scores as higher risk, because a decline that is already underway can keep going.
At or near its all-time highExact value on Starter
Unusual price swing · 20% of score
Riskier than 39% of U.S. metros
How far the past 12 months of price change sits from the typical market's, in either direction. A sharp run-up and a sharp drop both add risk.
+4.0% over 12 months (typical U.S. metro: +2.6%)
Price context
Typical home value
$228,000
Past 12 months
+4.0%
Typical U.S. metro: +2.6%
Other signals to watch (not part of the score)
These market-activity signals are not inputs to the Crash Risk score, but a correction usually shows up in them first.
Inventory, year over year
Change in the number of homes for sale versus a year ago. Fast-rising supply can pressure prices.
Higher than 63% of U.S. metrosExact value on Starter
Days on market
28 days
Typical days before a listing sells or comes off the market.
Lower than 82% of U.S. metros
Days on market, year over year
How much longer (or shorter) homes take to sell than a year ago.
Higher than 90% of U.S. metrosExact value on Starter
Listings with price cuts
Share of active listings that have had a price reduction.
Higher than 85% of U.S. metrosExact value on Starter
Months of supply
2.2 months
How long current listings would last at the recent sales pace. Around 6 months is often read as balanced.
Lower than 92% of U.S. metros
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Want the property-level answer? Paste any Evansville, IN (Metro) listing into Curb Check for instant investor math, or open the full Evansville, IN (Metro) market dashboard for every score and trend chart. You can also see how Evansville, IN (Metro) stacks up against the rest of the country on the housing market crash hub.
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How the Crash Risk score is calculated
Each of the four signals is converted to a percentile: this metro area is ranked against every other U.S. metro with data, from 0 (lowest risk on that signal) to 100 (highest). The score is the weighted average of those percentiles, rounded to a whole number from 0 to 100:
- Overvaluation (35%). How far home values sit above or below the long-run norm of about 3.5 times local median household income.
- Payment burden (25%). The monthly cost of owning a typical home (a 30-year mortgage at current rates with 20% down, plus property tax and insurance) as a share of local median household income.
- Slide from peak (20%). How far typical home values have fallen from their all-time high. A deeper slide scores as higher risk, because a decline that is already underway can keep going.
- Unusual price swing (20%). How far the past 12 months of price change sits from the typical market's, in either direction. A sharp run-up and a sharp drop both add risk.
If a signal is missing for a place, the remaining weights are scaled up, and a place needs at least half of the total weight to be scored. Bands: Low is under 40, Moderate is 40 to 69, Elevated is 70 or higher.
Scores are recomputed for each calendar quarter from Zillow home values, Census income data and 30-year mortgage rates, and this page refreshes daily to pick up new data.
Limitations: because every signal is a percentile, the score says how a market compares with others, not the odds of a price drop. The income-based signals can overstate risk in resort, retirement, university and military markets, where buyers are not typical local earners. Inventory, days on market and price cuts are not in the score. See data sources.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Evansville metro area housing market going to crash?
Nobody can say for certain, and Curb Report does not predict crashes. The Evansville metro area scores 27 out of 100 on Curb Report's Crash Risk index (Low), higher than 11% of U.S. metros, as of June 2026. No single signal stands out. Even the strongest contributor, overvaluation, ranks riskier than only 29% of U.S. metros. The score blends four signals, each ranked against every other U.S. market of the same kind: overvaluation versus local incomes (35%), payment burden (25%), the slide from the price peak (20%) and unusual price swings (20%). A high score means prices have further to fall if conditions turn, not that they will.
Is the Evansville metro area housing market in a bubble?
"Housing bubble" means different things to different analysts. The closest measure in Curb Report's score is overvaluation, which compares home values with about 3.5 times local median household income, the long-run norm. In Evansville, IN (Metro), home values run 4% below the long-run norm of about 3.5 times local income, riskier than 29% of U.S. metros on that signal. Overvaluation is only 35% of the score, so see the full breakdown on the Evansville, IN (Metro) market page.
Should I buy in the Evansville metro area right now?
That depends on your strategy, hold period, and how the specific listing is priced versus metro area fundamentals. The typical home is worth about $228,000, up 4.0% over the past year, and prices sit at or near their all-time high. Paste any Evansville, IN (Metro) Zillow or Redfin listing into the Curb Check tool for instant cap rate, cash flow, and a property-level risk read.