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How competitive is the Storm Lake housing market?
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Primpted Housing Analyst
Updated monthly · Data through September 2026 · v269
- Sold Score
- 39/100
- YoY Challenging Market Conditions
- Pending ratio
- 0.28
- YoY contracts vs active
- Inventory YoY
- +0.3%
- YoY active listings
- Median DOM
- 62
- YoY days on market
- Price cuts
- 16.4%
- YoY of active listings
Storm Lake is soft for sellers as of September 2026, with a Sold Score of 39/100 (Challenging Market Conditions).
**Pending ratio** is 0.28 (contracts vs. active inventory) — anything above 0.40 is healthy demand, below 0.20 is slow.
**Inventory change YoY** is +28.7% — more choices for buyers than a year ago.
**Median days on market** is 62. Faster than 30 days means buyers are deciding quickly.
**Price-reduction share** is 16.4% of active listings — above 25% signals sellers are widely overshooting list price.
— Live indicators (September 2026): Sold Score: 39/100 (Challenging Market Conditions) · Pending ratio: 0.28 · Inventory YoY: +28.7% · Median days on market: 62 · Sellers cutting price: 16.4% · Median listing price: $234,000 (-6.0% YoY)
Storm Lake snapshot
As of the latest 2026 data- Median listing
- $234K
- YoY -0.1%
- Active inventory
- 61
- YoY +0.3%
- Median DOM
- 62
- YoY -0.3%
- Pending ratio
- 0.28
- YoY +0.0%
- Price-reduced
- 10.2%
- YoY -0.1%