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How competitive is the Augusta-Waterville housing market?
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Primpted Housing Analyst
Updated monthly · Data through May 2026 · v265
- Sold Score
- 33/100
- YoY Challenging Market Conditions
- Pending ratio
- 0.27
- YoY contracts vs active
- Inventory YoY
- +0.1%
- YoY active listings
- Median DOM
- 40
- YoY days on market
- Price cuts
- 35.5%
- YoY of active listings
Augusta-Waterville is soft for sellers as of May 2026, with a Sold Score of 33/100 (Challenging Market Conditions).
**Pending ratio** is 0.27 (contracts vs. active inventory) — anything above 0.40 is healthy demand, below 0.20 is slow.
**Inventory change YoY** is +6.6% — more choices for buyers than a year ago.
**Median days on market** is 40. Faster than 30 days means buyers are deciding quickly.
**Price-reduction share** is 35.5% of active listings — above 25% signals sellers are widely overshooting list price.
— Live indicators (May 2026): Sold Score: 33/100 (Challenging Market Conditions) · Pending ratio: 0.27 · Inventory YoY: +6.6% · Median days on market: 40 · Sellers cutting price: 35.5% · Median listing price: $409,000 (-6.3% YoY)
Augusta-Waterville snapshot
As of the latest 2026 data- Median listing
- $409K
- YoY -0.1%
- Active inventory
- 350
- YoY +0.1%
- Median DOM
- 34
- YoY -0.2%
- Pending ratio
- 0.25
- YoY -0.1%
- Price-reduced
- 23.2%
- YoY +0.0%
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Primpted Housing Analyst
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The Augusta-Waterville housing market is still competitive, with homes selling quickly, but there are signs that things are easing up a bit for buyers. The median listing price is $409,000.
Homes are currently staying on the market for 34 days. This is 20% less time than they were a year ago, meaning properties are being snapped up faster. Even with more homes available, buyers are still acting quickly.
There are 350 active listings right now, which is a 12.7% increase compared to last year. This means buyers have more choices than they did a year ago. We also saw 242 new listings, an 11% increase over last year, adding to those choices.
While prices are still strong overall, the median listing price of $409,000 has gone down by 3.2% from the previous month and 6.3% from a year ago. Also, almost a quarter of homes (23.2%) have had their prices reduced, which is a bit more than last year.
For buyers, the good news is that while homes are selling fast, you have more options to choose from, and some sellers are becoming more flexible with their prices.