Ottumwa, IA
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As of the latest 2026 data
Median Listing
Pending Ratio
Active Inventory
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The Ottumwa market is cooling, characterized by a pending ratio of 0.34 and a notable increase in active listings. Median listing prices have continued their downward trend, declining by 9.9% over the past year.
Local Market Signals
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What's moving the Ottumwa market right now.
Inventory levels have expanded significantly, with active listings up 22.5% year-over-year and new listings increasing by 75.0% over the past year. Concurrently, the median listing price has decreased by 3.8% month-over-month and 9.9% year-over-year. The pending ratio currently stands at 0.34, indicating that demand absorption is lagging behind the expansion of available supply, despite a year-over-year rise of 6.2%.
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
The expansion in available inventory, evidenced by the 22.5% year-over-year increase in active listings, suggests a slower pace of transactions. This shift places greater emphasis on price discipline for sellers, as absorption rates remain modest. The extended time on market, at 54 days, further underscores the current environment of reduced urgency for buyers.
Average listing prices have declined by 13.1% over the past year, exceeding the 9.9% decline in median listing prices. However, the median price per square foot has only slightly decreased by 1.2% year-over-year. This suggests some softness at the higher price tiers, but without a significant divergence in $/sqft trends across segments, a distinct luxury-segment signal is not clearly indicated.
128 active listings represent the current floor, with new supply arriving at roughly 42 per month.
of active listings carry a price reduction, +3.8% from prior period.
Median price per square foot has moved -1.2% year-over-year.
Pending-to-active ratio — Cooling.
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CoolingSelling in Ottumwa, IA? Inventory is up 22% from last year.
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- Buyer Demand Index
- 34%
- Median Days on Market
- 54 days
- Inventory YoY
- +22%
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Metro Demographics
ZIPs in Ottumwa, IA
52501
ottumwa
$138K
113 active · 53 DOM
52556
fairfield
$199K
107 active · 68 DOM
52544
centerville
$166K
57 active · 65 DOM
52577
oskaloosa
$220K
46 active · 46 DOM
52537
bloomfield
$265K
20 active · 51 DOM
52571
moravia
$320K
18 active · 88 DOM
52591
sigourney
$160K
16 active · 44 DOM
52531
albia
$203K
15 active · 69 DOM
52565
keosauqua
$269K
10 active · 47 DOM
52569
melrose
$273K
8 active · 129 DOM
52549
cincinnati
$127K
8 active · 96 DOM
52540
brighton
$106K
6 active · 45 DOM
52555
exline
$350K
5 active · 78 DOM
52530
agency
$215K
5 active · 60 DOM
52594
unionville
$305K
4 active · 77 DOM
52553
eddyville
$233K
4 active · 67 DOM
52574
mystic
$185K
4 active · 234 DOM
52533
batavia
$139K
4 active · 26 DOM
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