Missoula, MT
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As of the latest 2026 data
Median Listing
Pending Ratio
Active Inventory
Median DOM
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Will your home sell in today's cooling Missoula market?
Sold Score™ analyzes 40+ local data points to estimate your home's probability of sale in the next 60 days across Missoula, MT.
Missoula, MT is currently in a Cooling market phase, with demand absorption lagging supply. The pending ratio stands at 0.30, indicating that for every ten active listings, three are moving to a pending status. While the median listing price has increased 9.8% year-over-year, it has experienced a month-over-month decline of 2.8%.
Local Market Signals
Source: FRED (St. Louis Fed)Local economic trends can influence how quickly homes sell and how much competition sellers may face.
Job Market
Unemployment rate · Jul 2026
Shows whether local employment conditions are supporting buyer demand.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED (St. Louis Fed).
Population & Migration
Resident population · Jan 2025
Shows whether the area is gaining or losing potential housing demand.
U.S. Census Bureau via FRED (St. Louis Fed).
Future Housing Supply
Building permits (private housing units) · Jul 2026
Shows whether future inventory pressure may increase.
U.S. Census Bureau building permits via FRED (St. Louis Fed).
What's moving the Missoula market right now.
Active listings have contracted by 5.4% over the past year, while new listings have seen a more significant decline of 13.6% during the same period. The median days on market has increased by 10.9% year-over-year, suggesting a slower pace of transactions. Despite a slight year-over-year rise in the pending ratio by 1.1 percentage points, its absolute value remains low, contributing to the cooling dynamics. The median listing price exhibits divergent trends, with a robust 9.8% year-over-year appreciation but a recent 2.8% month-over-month contraction.
“Local pricing and inventory dynamics across Missoula shift block by block — happy to walk through what's actually closing.”
Market Trends
Median Price
Active Inventory
Days on Market
Sold Score™
Sold Score™ Over Time
Market liquidity index • 36 months
Price & Days on Market
Median listing vs market velocity
Inventory Dynamics
Total active listings vs new monthly supply
Sourced from Realtor.com RDC Inventory Core Metrics, supplemented by the Primpted research desk. Updated As of the latest 2026 data.
Market Signals & Indicators
With a pending ratio of 0.30, the market pace is subdued, reflecting a lower urgency for immediate transaction closure. The accumulation of inventory, indicated by the increase in median days on market, suggests that sellers may need to exercise greater price discipline to attract offers. Negotiating leverage has shifted, with properties remaining on the market for longer periods, potentially allowing for more deliberate evaluation from prospective purchasers.
No distinct luxury-segment signal in this dataset.
525 active listings represent the current floor, with new supply arriving at roughly 152 per month.
of active listings carry a price reduction, -1.1% from prior period.
Median price per square foot has moved +1.2% year-over-year.
Pending-to-active ratio — Cooling.
Recommended For This Market
CoolingSelling in Missoula, MT? Homes here are taking 7 days longer to sell than last year.
Buyers have leverage in Missoula, MT. Homes that sell are the ones priced and presented for today's conditions, not last year's.
- Buyer Demand Index
- 30%
- Median Days on Market
- 71 days
- Inventory YoY
- −5%
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Metro Demographics
ZIPs in Missoula, MT
59840
hamilton
$595K
144 active · 58 DOM
59860
polson
$720K
91 active · 79 DOM
59808
missoula
$797K
91 active · 79 DOM
59802
missoula
$625K
88 active · 106 DOM
59801
missoula
$532K
72 active · 44 DOM
59870
stevensville
$795K
68 active · 84 DOM
59803
missoula
$775K
62 active · 60 DOM
59859
plains
$575K
47 active · 69 DOM
59833
florence
$885K
40 active · 92 DOM
59804
missoula
$1000K
39 active · 63 DOM
59864
ronan
$560K
34 active · 68 DOM
59829
darby
$895K
34 active · 103 DOM
59858
philipsburg
$649K
33 active · 107 DOM
59828
corvallis
$989K
30 active · 95 DOM
59875
victor
$982K
29 active · 75 DOM
59847
lolo
$725K
28 active · 86 DOM
59873
thompson falls
$580K
28 active · 66 DOM
59868
seeley lake
$650K
27 active · 65 DOM
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