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Rankings/Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL

Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL

Below AverageTier 1CBSA 42680Compare
Risk Rank: #271 of 287Month: 2025-12Score change (12m): -15
26score
Composite risk percentile vs 287 metros (higher = higher risk)

Executive Summary

Sebastian's housing market shows below-average risk, ranking 271st of 287 metros. The market recently entered Expansion. Current conditions are balanced with stable liquidity. Broad-based growth with healthy fundamentals.

Sebastian experienced a market correction from late 2023 through late 2024. The market has since normalized and entered Expansion.

Inventory is roughly flat (+2% YoY) with homes selling at a normal pace — a balanced market.

Rent growth is roughly keeping pace with price appreciation, suggesting valuations are not stretched.

Cycle Phase

RecoveryExpansionHypersupplyRecession
2 months in current phase·from Expansion

Normal growth conditions with balanced fundamentals

2019202020212022202320242025

Key Dynamics

Risk is primarily driven by affordability and employment, while permit growth provides the most support.

Top Drivers

Affordabilityp84
Mortgage payment / income
Employmentp40
12-month employment change (risk inverted)
Migrationp17
Net AGI migration (risk inverted)

Market Signals

Inventory is roughly flat (+2% YoY) with homes selling at a normal pace — a balanced market.

Liquidity

Stable
Active Listings YoY
+2.2%p51
Days on Market YoY
-2.6%p42
Months in status6
Data through Dec 2025

Valuation

Balanced
Rent vs. Price Growth
+0.1%p66
Months in status17
Data through Dec 2025Rent growth vs price growth (rent support). Note: Affordability and Valuation measure different structural dimensions and can diverge.
Factor Details
Lower riskHigher risk
Low RiskBelow AvgNeutralElevatedHigh Risk
Price MomentumLow Risk
-1.1%p3

12-month HPI change — higher = overheating

Permit GrowthLow Risk
-68.6%p0

YoY permit change — higher = supply pressure

Permits per CapitaLow Risk
1.50p10

Permits per 1,000 residents — higher = overbuilding risk

AffordabilityHigh Risk
0.33p84

Mortgage payment / income — higher = more burdened

EmploymentBelow Avg
+0.5%p40

12-month employment change (risk inverted)

MigrationLow Risk
+$169Kp17

Net AGI migration (risk inverted)

National Context

Credit Conditions

Credit Regime

Stable

Normal expansion. Credit is available, transactions are healthy — no constraints on current growth momentum.

Bank Lending Standards
-5.7Normal
Rate Change (YoY)
-74 bpsNormal
Mortgage Risk Premium
+191 bpsElevated
Stable for 8 quartersData through 2026-Q1

Supply Pipeline

Supply Regime

Accumulating

Supply pipeline is building up while credit remains available. New units are accumulating in the system — watch for delivery pressure in coming quarters.

Pipeline Ratio
0.92High
Completion-Permit Divergence
+1.9 ppNormal
Accumulating for 4 quartersData through 2026-Q1
Local Signals

Metro Permit Activity

Permit Activity

Sharp Cooling
YoY Permit Growth
-68.6%Significant pullback

Raw signal — not the composite percentile

Relative to 2016–2019 norms for this metro

Significant supply pullback into healthy demand. A supply constraint is forming — pricing power is shifting to existing inventory holders.

Employment Concentration

Employment

Moderate
Largest SectorHealth Care 19%
QCEW 2024 annual averages
Internal Structure

County-level structural analysis.

County-level structural analysis is not available for this metro due to fewer than 3 qualifying counties.

Score History
MonthScore
2025-1132
2025-1033
2025-0836
2025-0635
2025-0437
2025-0342
2025-0242
2024-1241
2024-0935
2024-0743
2024-0550
2024-0238
2023-1138
2023-0928
2023-0730
2023-0528
2023-0239
2022-1241
2022-0943
2022-0644
2022-0542
2022-0442
2022-0246
2021-1145
2021-0847
2021-0652
2021-0446
2021-0143
2020-1038
2020-0745
2020-0542
2020-0348
2020-0145
2019-1034
2019-0831
2019-0734
2019-0532
2019-0338
2019-0142
Data Vintages
Price (HPI)2025-Q4
Permits2026-01
Income2024
Employment2025-12
Migration2023