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How competitive is the Ottumwa housing market?
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Primpted Housing Analyst
Updated monthly · Data through September 2026 · v269
- Sold Score
- 50/100
- YoY Fair Chance of Selling
- Pending ratio
- 0.34
- YoY contracts vs active
- Inventory YoY
- +0.2%
- YoY active listings
- Median DOM
- 54
- YoY days on market
- Price cuts
- 25.0%
- YoY of active listings
Ottumwa is moderately competitive as of September 2026, with a Sold Score of 50/100 (Fair Chance of Selling).
**Pending ratio** is 0.34 (contracts vs. active inventory) — anything above 0.40 is healthy demand, below 0.20 is slow.
**Inventory change YoY** is +22.5% — more choices for buyers than a year ago.
**Median days on market** is 54. Faster than 30 days means buyers are deciding quickly.
**Price-reduction share** is 25.0% of active listings — above 25% signals sellers are widely overshooting list price.
— Live indicators (September 2026): Sold Score: 50/100 (Fair Chance of Selling) · Pending ratio: 0.34 · Inventory YoY: +22.5% · Median days on market: 54 · Sellers cutting price: 25.0% · Median listing price: $154,000 (-9.9% YoY)
Ottumwa snapshot
As of the latest 2026 data- Median listing
- $154K
- YoY -0.1%
- Active inventory
- 128
- YoY +0.2%
- Median DOM
- 54
- YoY +0.1%
- Pending ratio
- 0.34
- YoY +0.1%
- Price-reduced
- 15.4%
- YoY +0.0%