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How competitive is the Helena housing market?
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Primpted Housing Analyst
Updated monthly · Data through August 2026 · v268
- Sold Score
- 65/100
- YoY Good Chance of Selling
- Pending ratio
- 0.43
- YoY contracts vs active
- Inventory YoY
- -0.2%
- YoY active listings
- Median DOM
- 64
- YoY days on market
- Price cuts
- 31.3%
- YoY of active listings
Helena is moderately competitive as of August 2026, with a Sold Score of 65/100 (Good Chance of Selling).
**Pending ratio** is 0.43 (contracts vs. active inventory) — anything above 0.40 is healthy demand, below 0.20 is slow.
**Inventory change YoY** is -18.1% — fewer choices for buyers than a year ago.
**Median days on market** is 64. Faster than 30 days means buyers are deciding quickly.
**Price-reduction share** is 31.3% of active listings — above 25% signals sellers are widely overshooting list price.
— Live indicators (August 2026): Sold Score: 65/100 (Good Chance of Selling) · Pending ratio: 0.43 · Inventory YoY: -18.1% · Median days on market: 64 · Sellers cutting price: 31.3% · Median listing price: $599,900 (+0.1% YoY)
Helena snapshot
As of the latest 2026 data- Median listing
- $600K
- YoY +0.0%
- Active inventory
- 371
- YoY -0.2%
- Median DOM
- 64
- YoY +0.1%
- Pending ratio
- 0.43
- YoY +0.1%
- Price-reduced
- 17.5%
- YoY -0.0%