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How competitive is the Iowa City housing market?
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Primpted Housing Analyst
Updated monthly · Data through May 2026 · v264
- Sold Score
- 72/100
- YoY Good Chance of Selling
- Pending ratio
- 0.70
- YoY contracts vs active
- Inventory YoY
- -0.1%
- YoY active listings
- Median DOM
- 64
- YoY days on market
- Price cuts
- 14.4%
- YoY of active listings
Iowa City is competitive as of May 2026, with a Sold Score of 72/100 (Good Chance of Selling).
**Pending ratio** is 0.70 (contracts vs. active inventory) — anything above 0.40 is healthy demand, below 0.20 is slow.
**Inventory change YoY** is -6.3% — 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 14.4% of active listings — above 25% signals sellers are widely overshooting list price.
— Live indicators (May 2026): Sold Score: 72/100 (Good Chance of Selling) · Pending ratio: 0.70 · Inventory YoY: -6.3% · Median days on market: 64 · Sellers cutting price: 14.4% · Median listing price: $358,000 (+0.6% YoY)
Iowa City snapshot
As of the latest 2026 data- Median listing
- $358K
- YoY +0.0%
- Active inventory
- 779
- YoY -0.1%
- Median DOM
- 64
- YoY +0.4%
- Pending ratio
- 0.70
- YoY +0.3%
- Price-reduced
- 7.1%
- YoY -0.0%
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