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How competitive is the Fort Madison housing market?
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Primpted Housing Analyst
Updated monthly · Data through May 2026 · v264
- Sold Score
- 29/100
- YoY Difficult Selling Environment
- Pending ratio
- 0.23
- YoY contracts vs active
- Inventory YoY
- +0.0%
- YoY active listings
- Median DOM
- 72
- YoY days on market
- Price cuts
- 18.3%
- YoY of active listings
Fort Madison is soft for sellers as of May 2026, with a Sold Score of 29/100 (Difficult Selling Environment).
**Pending ratio** is 0.23 (contracts vs. active inventory) — anything above 0.40 is healthy demand, below 0.20 is slow.
**Inventory change YoY** is +3.1% — more choices for buyers than a year ago.
**Median days on market** is 72. Faster than 30 days means buyers are deciding quickly.
**Price-reduction share** is 18.3% of active listings — above 25% signals sellers are widely overshooting list price.
— Live indicators (May 2026): Sold Score: 29/100 (Difficult Selling Environment) · Pending ratio: 0.23 · Inventory YoY: +3.1% · Median days on market: 72 · Sellers cutting price: 18.3% · Median listing price: $154,900 (+23.9% YoY)
Fort Madison snapshot
As of the latest 2026 data- Median listing
- $155K
- YoY +0.2%
- Active inventory
- 131
- YoY +0.0%
- Median DOM
- 72
- YoY +0.4%
- Pending ratio
- 0.23
- YoY -0.1%
- Price-reduced
- 11.3%
- YoY -0.0%