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How competitive is the Houghton housing market?
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Primpted Housing Analyst
Updated monthly · Data through August 2026 · v268
- Sold Score
- 30/100
- YoY Difficult Selling Environment
- Pending ratio
- 0.31
- YoY contracts vs active
- Inventory YoY
- +0.4%
- YoY active listings
- Median DOM
- 52
- YoY days on market
- Price cuts
- 43.6%
- YoY of active listings
Houghton is moderately competitive as of August 2026, with a Sold Score of 30/100 (Difficult Selling Environment).
**Pending ratio** is 0.31 (contracts vs. active inventory) — anything above 0.40 is healthy demand, below 0.20 is slow.
**Inventory change YoY** is +40.5% — more choices for buyers than a year ago.
**Median days on market** is 52. Faster than 30 days means buyers are deciding quickly.
**Price-reduction share** is 43.6% of active listings — above 25% signals sellers are widely overshooting list price.
— Live indicators (August 2026): Sold Score: 30/100 (Difficult Selling Environment) · Pending ratio: 0.31 · Inventory YoY: +40.5% · Median days on market: 52 · Sellers cutting price: 43.6% · Median listing price: $289,500 (-3.2% YoY)
Houghton snapshot
As of the latest 2026 data- Median listing
- $290K
- YoY -0.0%
- Active inventory
- 156
- YoY +0.4%
- Median DOM
- 52
- YoY 0.0%
- Pending ratio
- 0.31
- YoY -0.2%
- Price-reduced
- 26.4%
- YoY +0.0%