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 currently characterized as Cooling. Demand absorption remains limited, as evidenced by a pending ratio of 0.32. While active listings have contracted by 12.5% over the past year, the market structure indicates continued supply-demand imbalance.
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 · Aug 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) · Aug 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 shown a notable contraction of 12.5% year-over-year, alongside a modest 3.0% decline in new listings. Despite this, the pending ratio, reflecting demand absorption, registered 0.32, indicating demand is not keeping pace with available inventory. The median listing price has remained essentially flat year-over-year, registering a 0.0% change, suggesting price stability at the median level.
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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 0.32, the current pace of demand absorption creates an environment where inventory pressure is reduced, allowing for greater price discipline among properties. The volume of available listings relative to demand suggests that market participants have more time for consideration, impacting negotiation dynamics.
Average listing prices increased by 2.7% over the past year, while the median $/sqft saw a modest decline of 0.7%, indicating some divergent trends across price segments. However, there is no distinct luxury-segment signal in this dataset.
3,468 active listings represent the current floor, with new supply arriving at roughly 970 per month.
of active listings carry a price reduction, -2.9% from prior period.
Median price per square foot has moved -0.7% year-over-year.
Pending-to-active ratio — Cooling.
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CoolingSelling in Ocala, FL? Inventory is down 12% 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
- 32%
- Median Days on Market
- 77 days
- Inventory YoY
- −12%
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Metro Demographics
ZIPs in Ocala, FL
34481
ocala
$321K
497 active · 78 DOM
34473
ocala
$300K
435 active · 78 DOM
34491
summerfield
$300K
313 active · 76 DOM
34476
ocala
$300K
308 active · 78 DOM
34472
ocala
$246K
285 active · 83 DOM
34434
dunnellon
$279K
219 active · 80 DOM
34482
ocala
$321K
214 active · 86 DOM
34432
dunnellon
$351K
185 active · 57 DOM
34446
homosassa
$354K
182 active · 100 DOM
34465
beverly hills
$295K
177 active · 73 DOM
34471
ocala
$407K
167 active · 86 DOM
34442
hernando
$414K
151 active · 92 DOM
34431
dunnellon
$291K
141 active · 70 DOM
34429
crystal river
$326K
140 active · 90 DOM
34480
ocala
$354K
140 active · 95 DOM
34470
ocala
$245K
125 active · 73 DOM
34433
dunnellon
$281K
114 active · 85 DOM
34453
inverness
$290K
105 active · 73 DOM
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