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How competitive is the Cambridge housing market?
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Primpted Housing Analyst
Updated monthly · Data through May 2026 · v265
- Sold Score
- 20/100
- YoY Difficult Selling Environment
- Pending ratio
- 0.25
- YoY contracts vs active
- Inventory YoY
- +0.3%
- YoY active listings
- Median DOM
- 51
- YoY days on market
- Price cuts
- 33.3%
- YoY of active listings
Cambridge is soft for sellers as of May 2026, with a Sold Score of 20/100 (Difficult Selling Environment).
**Pending ratio** is 0.25 (contracts vs. active inventory) — anything above 0.40 is healthy demand, below 0.20 is slow.
**Inventory change YoY** is +33.3% — more choices for buyers than a year ago.
**Median days on market** is 51. Faster than 30 days means buyers are deciding quickly.
**Price-reduction share** is 33.3% of active listings — above 25% signals sellers are widely overshooting list price.
— Live indicators (May 2026): Sold Score: 20/100 (Difficult Selling Environment) · Pending ratio: 0.25 · Inventory YoY: +33.3% · Median days on market: 51 · Sellers cutting price: 33.3% · Median listing price: $328,450 (+6.7% YoY)
Cambridge snapshot
As of the latest 2026 data- Median listing
- $328K
- YoY +0.1%
- Active inventory
- 240
- YoY +0.1%
- Median DOM
- 65
- YoY +0.5%
- Pending ratio
- 0.31
- YoY -0.0%
- Price-reduced
- 18.5%
- YoY -0.0%