Ocala, FL
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As of the latest 2026 data
Median Listing
Pending Ratio
Active Inventory
Median DOM
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The Ocala housing market is characterized as Cooling, with a pending ratio of 0.33 indicating that demand absorption is lagging behind available supply. Active listings have contracted by 10.3% year-over-year, while the median listing price shows a fractional year-over-year decline of 0.1%.
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 Ocala market right now.
Active listings have decreased by 10.3% over the past year, reaching 3,493 units, suggesting some contraction in available inventory. New listings have also seen a year-over-year reduction of 7.2%. Despite these inventory dynamics, the pending ratio of 0.33 remains within the Cooling classification, even with a 6.2% year-over-year increase from a lower base. The median listing price exhibits minimal fluctuation, declining by 0.1% year-over-year, alongside a 0.8% decrease in the median price per square foot.
“Local pricing and inventory dynamics across Ocala 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
In this Cooling environment, the pace of transactions is slower, as evidenced by the pending ratio. While inventory has contracted, demand absorption remains below half of total available listings, implying reduced urgency for purchasers. Price discipline from sellers may be tested, with a notable share of listings undergoing price reductions.
No distinct luxury-segment signal in this dataset.
3,493 active listings represent the current floor, with new supply arriving at roughly 976 per month.
of active listings carry a price reduction, -4.3% from prior period.
Median price per square foot has moved -0.8% year-over-year.
Pending-to-active ratio — Cooling.
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CoolingSelling in Ocala, FL? Inventory is down 10% from last year.
Buyers have leverage in Ocala, FL. Homes that sell are the ones priced and presented for today's conditions, not last year's.
- Buyer Demand Index
- 33%
- Median Days on Market
- 78 days
- Inventory YoY
- −10%
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Metro Demographics
ZIPs in Ocala, FL
34481
ocala
$317K
493 active · 83 DOM
34473
ocala
$300K
461 active · 76 DOM
34476
ocala
$302K
308 active · 74 DOM
34491
summerfield
$300K
298 active · 82 DOM
34472
ocala
$245K
297 active · 78 DOM
34434
dunnellon
$279K
237 active · 83 DOM
34482
ocala
$307K
212 active · 93 DOM
34465
beverly hills
$315K
186 active · 71 DOM
34446
homosassa
$350K
183 active · 87 DOM
34432
dunnellon
$350K
172 active · 66 DOM
34471
ocala
$399K
172 active · 77 DOM
34442
hernando
$406K
156 active · 99 DOM
34480
ocala
$338K
149 active · 88 DOM
34431
dunnellon
$295K
143 active · 54 DOM
34429
crystal river
$278K
141 active · 89 DOM
34433
dunnellon
$280K
129 active · 79 DOM
34470
ocala
$240K
128 active · 83 DOM
34453
inverness
$270K
116 active · 70 DOM
Sorted by active inventory · click a ZIP for its full report
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