Year over year, typical home values in Council Bluffs have inched up about 1.38 percent, landing at roughly $220,000 in February 2026. Inventory is also higher than a year ago, up more than 10 percent to 85 homes, even as new listings slipped about 7.46 percent. Pending sales have cooled compared with last year, down about 20 percent, signaling that demand has eased a bit.
Looking closely at the latest month, prices and pace are shifting at the same time. Typical home value fell about 7.95 percent from the prior month, and the median list price dipped 2.6 percent to about $243,450 while homes spent a median of 35 days on the market, which is slightly faster than the previous month but a bit slower than a year ago. Just over 22 percent of listings saw a price cut and roughly 21 percent of recent sales closed above list, with an average sale-to-list ratio near 0.97.
Despite these mixed signals, conditions still lean toward sellers, with only about 2 months of supply and a seller’s market designation on the local gauge. Council Bluffs values sit a bit below Pottawattamie County overall, where the typical home is around $227,500 and inventory is about 138 homes, giving buyers some regional context for pricing. Looking ahead to March 2026, projections point to a slight dip in typical home value to about $210,500 and a modest pullback in median list price to roughly $240,200, while inventory is expected to hover near 83 homes, and in this evolving environment Agent Pronto can connect both buyers and sellers with an agent who understands these shifts.
