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How competitive is the Fort Payne housing market?
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Primpted Housing Analyst
Updated monthly · Data through May 2026 · v265
- Sold Score
- 40/100
- YoY Fair Chance of Selling
- Pending ratio
- 0.35
- YoY contracts vs active
- Inventory YoY
- +0.0%
- YoY active listings
- Median DOM
- 62
- YoY days on market
- Price cuts
- 23.4%
- YoY of active listings
Fort Payne is moderately competitive as of May 2026, with a Sold Score of 40/100 (Fair Chance of Selling).
**Pending ratio** is 0.35 (contracts vs. active inventory) — anything above 0.40 is healthy demand, below 0.20 is slow.
**Inventory change YoY** is +1.5% — more 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 23.4% of active listings — above 25% signals sellers are widely overshooting list price.
— Live indicators (May 2026): Sold Score: 40/100 (Fair Chance of Selling) · Pending ratio: 0.35 · Inventory YoY: +1.5% · Median days on market: 62 · Sellers cutting price: 23.4% · Median listing price: $328,000 (+12.8% YoY)
Fort Payne snapshot
As of the latest 2026 data- Median listing
- $328K
- YoY +0.1%
- Active inventory
- 215
- YoY 0.0%
- Median DOM
- 69
- YoY +0.1%
- Pending ratio
- 0.29
- YoY +0.0%
- Price-reduced
- 16.2%
- YoY -0.1%