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Grundy County, IA Housing Market Brief

county · IA · score computed October 2026

Balanced

What is Grundy County, IA’s Alpha Score?

The Alpha Score is a composite 0–100 index of market strength, a weighted blend of five dimensions. See the methodology.

Price Momentum20%
●30
Inventory Health25%
●48

Population band 2 of 5 (population 9,816–20,389) · comparable within its band

Affordability20%
●80
Economic Strength20%
●63
Rental Yield15%
●26

Where is Grundy County, IA in its market cycle?

EmergingGrowingMaturePeakingDecliningRecovering

Grundy County, IA is classified as Growing — strengthening, with scores rising over recent months. This is a classification of recent (1–12 month) momentum, not a price forecast.

What’s the forecast for Grundy County, IA?

County-level forecasts are paused (since Oct 18, 2026). The new public-data model we built to replace them didn't pass our accuracy test, and we won't publish forecasts again until a model does.

Grundy County, IA housing market data

MetricValueYoYSource
Median Sale Price$149K▼ -30.4%Redfin
Median Days on Market16 days▼ -27.3%Redfin
Months of Supply3.0▼ -41.2%Redfin
Homes for Sale40▼ -2.4%Redfin
Homes Sold13▲ +62.5%Redfin
Median Price / Sq Ft$133▼ -7.7%Redfin

How has Grundy County, IA’s Alpha Score moved?

Now: 50
2-period trend
Median sale price · 12 mo

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Frequently asked questions

Is Grundy County, IA a buyer's or seller's market?

In the scores computed October 2026, Grundy County, IA is classified as a Balanced Market, based on its Alpha Score of 50 out of 100. The classification reflects current price, building, affordability, economic, and rental-yield conditions.

Are home prices rising or falling in Grundy County, IA?

The median sale price in Grundy County, IA is $149K, having fallen 30.4% over the past year, according to Redfin.

How affordable is Grundy County, IA?

Grundy County, IA scores 80 out of 100 on affordability — relatively affordable relative to local incomes and prevailing mortgage rates compared with other counties.

What's driving Grundy County, IA's Alpha Score?

Grundy County, IA's strongest dimension is Affordability (80/100) and its weakest is Rental Yield (26/100). The Alpha Score is a weighted blend of all five dimensions.

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