US Metro Real Estate Intelligence
Rankings/Terre Haute, IN

Terre Haute, IN

NeutralTier 1CBSA 45460Compare
Risk Rank: #76 of 287Month: 2025-12Score change (12m): -3
56score
Composite risk percentile vs 287 metros (higher = higher risk)

Cycle Phase

Terre Haute experienced a market correction from early 2024 through mid-2024. Elevated inventory persists, suggesting the market hasn't fully normalized.

Recovery
Expansion
Hypersupply
Recession
In Hypersupply for 1 month·Previously: Expansion

Building activity may be outpacing demand absorption

ExpExpExpExpExpRecRessRecRessHypHypExpHyp2019202020212022202320242025
Recovery
Expansion
Hypersupply
Recession

Terre Haute's housing market shows average risk, ranking 76th of 287 metros. The market recently entered Hypersupply. Inventory levels are elevated, warranting monitoring.

Executive Summary

Risk is Neutral, driven primarily by permit growth and price momentum. The market is in Hypersupply phase. Liquidity is watch and valuation is balanced.

Top Risk Drivers (This Month)

Permit Growth
p98 (highest risk decile)
YoY permit change
Price Momentum
p81 (elevated risk)
12-month HPI change
Affordability
p60 (moderate)
Mortgage payment / income

Market Signals

Inventory is elevated (+19% YoY) and days on market are up -8% — supply is building but not yet at stress levels.

Liquidity

Watch
Active Listings YoY
+19.1%p69
Days on Market YoY
-7.7%p33
Months in status1
Data through Dec 2025

Valuation

Balanced
Rent vs. Price Growth
+3.1%p93
Months in status5
Data through Dec 2025Rent growth vs price growth (rent support). Note: Affordability and Valuation measure different structural dimensions and can diverge.
Factor Details

Factor Breakdown

Price Momentum81

12-month HPI change — higher = overheating

Permit Growth98

YoY permit change — higher = supply pressure

Permits per Capita18

Permits per 1,000 residents — higher = overbuilding risk

Affordability60

Mortgage payment / income — higher = more burdened

Employment24

12-month employment change (risk inverted)

Migration57

Net AGI migration (risk inverted)

Underlying Values

MetricValuePctile
Price Momentum+4.3%p81
Permit Growth+91.5%p98
Permits/1K Pop1.86p18
Affordability0.28p60
Employment+0.9%p24
Net AGI Migration+$1Kp57
National ContextDoes not affect score

Credit Conditions

Credit Regime

Stable

Oversupply with deteriorating transactions and no credit excuse. Supply-driven correction risk is elevated.

Bank Lending Standards
-5.7Normal
Rate Change (YoY)
-74 bpsNormal
Mortgage Risk Premium
+189 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
0.91High
Completion-Permit Divergence
-3.2 ppNormal
Accumulating for 3 quartersData through 2025-Q4
Local SignalsDoes not affect score

Metro Permit Activity

Permit Activity

Surge
YoY Permit Growth
+91.5%Far above norm

Raw signal — not the composite percentile

Relative to 2016–2019 norms for this metro

Based on limited permit volume

Heavy building into softening demand. The construction pipeline may outrun absorption — watch for inventory acceleration in coming months.

Liquidity

Liquidity

Watch
Active Listings YoY+19.1%
Days on Market YoY-7.7%
AssessmentInventory building
Watch for 1 monthData through Dec 2025
Internal Structure

Terre Haute's counties diverge significantly — Clay County (High Risk) contrasts sharply with Sullivan County, making the metro average potentially misleading.

High34.0Limited data
4 of 4 counties scored

Terre Haute, IN shows High internal divergence — the metro composite may obscure significant county-level differences. Clay County contributes the most structural risk (High Risk, driven by price momentum), while Sullivan County anchors the lower end (Low Risk).

Within-metro factor percentiles (0 = lowest risk, 100 = highest risk)
CountyScore
Clay CountyRisk Driver
89
Vigo County
78
Vermillion County
22
Sullivan CountyStabilizer
11
Score History
MonthScore
2025-1156
2025-0957
2025-0653
2025-0558
2025-0360
2025-0262
2025-0162
2024-1153
2024-1052
2024-0855
2024-0657
2024-0454
2024-0157
2023-1162
2023-0856
2023-0656
2023-0459
2023-0247
2022-1259
2022-1055
2022-0850
2022-0552
2022-0247
2022-0145
2021-1150
2021-1052
2021-0849
2021-0550
2021-0351
2021-0252
2020-1250
2020-1146
2020-0941
2020-0650
2020-0354
2020-0150
2019-1261
2019-1061
2019-0949
2019-0747
2019-0648
2019-0450
2019-0352
2019-0152
Data Vintages
Price (HPI)2025-Q3
Permits2025-12
Income2024
Employment2025-12
Migration2022