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How competitive is the Dubuque housing market?
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Primpted Housing Analyst
Updated monthly · Data through September 2026 · v269
- Sold Score
- 21/100
- YoY Difficult Selling Environment
- Pending ratio
- 0.15
- YoY contracts vs active
- Inventory YoY
- +0.3%
- YoY active listings
- Median DOM
- 39
- YoY days on market
- Price cuts
- 53.7%
- YoY of active listings
Dubuque is soft for sellers as of September 2026, with a Sold Score of 21/100 (Difficult Selling Environment).
**Pending ratio** is 0.15 (contracts vs. active inventory) — anything above 0.40 is healthy demand, below 0.20 is slow.
**Inventory change YoY** is +31.9% — more choices for buyers than a year ago.
**Median days on market** is 39. Faster than 30 days means buyers are deciding quickly.
**Price-reduction share** is 53.7% of active listings — above 25% signals sellers are widely overshooting list price.
— Live indicators (September 2026): Sold Score: 21/100 (Difficult Selling Environment) · Pending ratio: 0.15 · Inventory YoY: +31.9% · Median days on market: 39 · Sellers cutting price: 53.7% · Median listing price: $296,000 (-17.5% YoY)
Dubuque snapshot
As of the latest 2026 data- Median listing
- $296K
- YoY -0.2%
- Active inventory
- 190
- YoY +0.3%
- Median DOM
- 39
- YoY -0.2%
- Pending ratio
- 0.15
- YoY -0.1%
- Price-reduced
- 30.8%
- YoY +0.1%