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How competitive is the Houghton housing market?
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Primpted Housing Analyst
Updated monthly · Data through May 2026 · v265
- Sold Score
- 47/100
- YoY Fair Chance of Selling
- Pending ratio
- 0.46
- YoY contracts vs active
- Inventory YoY
- +0.2%
- YoY active listings
- Median DOM
- 38
- YoY days on market
- Price cuts
- 30.4%
- YoY of active listings
Houghton is moderately competitive as of May 2026, with a Sold Score of 47/100 (Fair Chance of Selling).
**Pending ratio** is 0.46 (contracts vs. active inventory) — anything above 0.40 is healthy demand, below 0.20 is slow.
**Inventory change YoY** is +21.5% — more choices for buyers than a year ago.
**Median days on market** is 38. Faster than 30 days means buyers are deciding quickly.
**Price-reduction share** is 30.4% of active listings — above 25% signals sellers are widely overshooting list price.
— Live indicators (May 2026): Sold Score: 47/100 (Fair Chance of Selling) · Pending ratio: 0.46 · Inventory YoY: +21.5% · Median days on market: 38 · Sellers cutting price: 30.4% · Median listing price: $299,900 (-21.5% YoY)
Houghton snapshot
As of the latest 2026 data- Median listing
- $300K
- YoY -0.2%
- Active inventory
- 120
- YoY +0.2%
- Median DOM
- 32
- YoY -0.1%
- Pending ratio
- 0.40
- YoY -0.1%
- Price-reduced
- 24.6%
- YoY -0.0%