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How competitive is the Cape Girardeau housing market?
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Primpted Housing Analyst
Updated monthly · Data through May 2026 · v265
- Sold Score
- 64/100
- YoY Good Chance of Selling
- Pending ratio
- 0.67
- YoY contracts vs active
- Inventory YoY
- +0.1%
- YoY active listings
- Median DOM
- 49
- YoY days on market
- Price cuts
- 29.4%
- YoY of active listings
Cape Girardeau is competitive as of May 2026, with a Sold Score of 64/100 (Good Chance of Selling).
**Pending ratio** is 0.67 (contracts vs. active inventory) — anything above 0.40 is healthy demand, below 0.20 is slow.
**Inventory change YoY** is +9.0% — more choices for buyers than a year ago.
**Median days on market** is 49. Faster than 30 days means buyers are deciding quickly.
**Price-reduction share** is 29.4% of active listings — above 25% signals sellers are widely overshooting list price.
— Live indicators (May 2026): Sold Score: 64/100 (Good Chance of Selling) · Pending ratio: 0.67 · Inventory YoY: +9.0% · Median days on market: 49 · Sellers cutting price: 29.4% · Median listing price: $295,750 (-3.3% YoY)
Cape Girardeau snapshot
As of the latest 2026 data- Median listing
- $296K
- YoY -0.0%
- Active inventory
- 225
- YoY -0.0%
- Median DOM
- 56
- YoY +0.0%
- Pending ratio
- 0.65
- YoY +0.1%
- Price-reduced
- 14.8%
- YoY +0.0%