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How competitive is the Lancaster housing market?
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Primpted Housing Analyst
Updated monthly · Data through May 2026 · v265
- Sold Score
- 86/100
- YoY Excellent Chance of Selling
- Pending ratio
- 1.39
- YoY contracts vs active
- Inventory YoY
- +0.0%
- YoY active listings
- Median DOM
- 24
- YoY days on market
- Price cuts
- 30.7%
- YoY of active listings
Lancaster is competitive as of May 2026, with a Sold Score of 86/100 (Excellent Chance of Selling).
**Pending ratio** is 1.39 (contracts vs. active inventory) — anything above 0.40 is healthy demand, below 0.20 is slow.
**Inventory change YoY** is +2.2% — more choices for buyers than a year ago.
**Median days on market** is 24. Faster than 30 days means buyers are deciding quickly.
**Price-reduction share** is 30.7% of active listings — above 25% signals sellers are widely overshooting list price.
— Live indicators (May 2026): Sold Score: 86/100 (Excellent Chance of Selling) · Pending ratio: 1.39 · Inventory YoY: +2.2% · Median days on market: 24 · Sellers cutting price: 30.7% · Median listing price: $417,200 (-0.3% YoY)
Lancaster snapshot
As of the latest 2026 data- Median listing
- $417K
- YoY -0.0%
- Active inventory
- 538
- YoY +0.1%
- Median DOM
- 29
- YoY -0.0%
- Pending ratio
- 1.31
- YoY -0.1%
- Price-reduced
- 11.3%
- YoY -0.0%