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How competitive is the Iowa City housing market?
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Primpted Housing Analyst
Updated monthly · Data through July 2026 · v266
- Sold Score
- 76/100
- YoY Good Chance of Selling
- Pending ratio
- 0.60
- YoY contracts vs active
- Inventory YoY
- -0.2%
- YoY active listings
- Median DOM
- 72
- YoY days on market
- Price cuts
- 17.2%
- YoY of active listings
Iowa City is competitive as of July 2026, with a Sold Score of 76/100 (Good Chance of Selling).
**Pending ratio** is 0.60 (contracts vs. active inventory) — anything above 0.40 is healthy demand, below 0.20 is slow.
**Inventory change YoY** is -19.7% — fewer choices for buyers than a year ago.
**Median days on market** is 72. Faster than 30 days means buyers are deciding quickly.
**Price-reduction share** is 17.2% of active listings — above 25% signals sellers are widely overshooting list price.
— Live indicators (July 2026): Sold Score: 76/100 (Good Chance of Selling) · Pending ratio: 0.60 · Inventory YoY: -19.7% · Median days on market: 72 · Sellers cutting price: 17.2% · Median listing price: $382,450 (+9.3% YoY)
Iowa City snapshot
As of the latest 2026 data- Median listing
- $382K
- YoY +0.1%
- Active inventory
- 651
- YoY -0.2%
- Median DOM
- 72
- YoY +0.6%
- Pending ratio
- 0.60
- YoY +0.3%
- Price-reduced
- 9.3%
- YoY -0.0%
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