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How competitive is the Fort Madison housing market?
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Primpted Housing Analyst
Updated monthly · Data through September 2026 · v269
- Sold Score
- 44/100
- YoY Fair Chance of Selling
- Pending ratio
- 0.24
- YoY contracts vs active
- Inventory YoY
- -0.1%
- YoY active listings
- Median DOM
- 62
- YoY days on market
- Price cuts
- 19.1%
- YoY of active listings
Fort Madison is soft for sellers as of September 2026, with a Sold Score of 44/100 (Fair Chance of Selling).
**Pending ratio** is 0.24 (contracts vs. active inventory) — anything above 0.40 is healthy demand, below 0.20 is slow.
**Inventory change YoY** is -5.2% — fewer choices for buyers than a year ago.
**Median days on market** is 62. Faster than 30 days means buyers are deciding quickly.
**Price-reduction share** is 19.1% of active listings — above 25% signals sellers are widely overshooting list price.
— Live indicators (September 2026): Sold Score: 44/100 (Fair Chance of Selling) · Pending ratio: 0.24 · Inventory YoY: -5.2% · Median days on market: 62 · Sellers cutting price: 19.1% · Median listing price: $159,225 (+23.7% YoY)
Fort Madison snapshot
As of the latest 2026 data- Median listing
- $159K
- YoY +0.2%
- Active inventory
- 136
- YoY -0.1%
- Median DOM
- 62
- YoY +0.2%
- Pending ratio
- 0.24
- YoY -0.0%
- Price-reduced
- 12.4%
- YoY -0.0%