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Mercer County, MO Housing Market Brief

county · MO · score computed October 2026

Hot Seller's

What is Mercer County, MO’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 Momentum—No data
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Inventory Health—No data
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Affordability36%
●96
Economic Strength36%
●64
Rental Yield27%
●74

Where is Mercer County, MO in its market cycle?

EmergingGrowingMaturePeakingDecliningRecovering

Mercer County, MO is classified as Mature — holding near a healthy peak. This is a classification of recent (1–12 month) momentum, not a price forecast.

What’s the forecast for Mercer County, MO?

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.

Mercer County, MO housing market data

MetricValueYoYSource
Median Sale Price$135K▲ +41.8%Redfin
Median Days on Market19 days▼ -77.9%Redfin
Months of Supply5.8▲ +114.8%Redfin
Homes for Sale18▲ +125%Redfin
Homes Sold30%Redfin
Median Price / Sq Ft$114▲ +15.8%Redfin

How has Mercer County, MO’s Alpha Score moved?

Now: 79
2-period trend
Median sale price · 12 mo

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Frequently asked questions

Is Mercer County, MO a buyer's or seller's market?

In the scores computed October 2026, Mercer County, MO is classified as a Hot Seller's Market, based on its Alpha Score of 79 out of 100. It is based on the 3 of five dimensions we can measure for this market — affordability, economic, and rental-yield — whose weights are scaled up to cover the whole score. The rest are not measured here and are left out rather than filled in with a placeholder.

Are home prices rising or falling in Mercer County, MO?

The median sale price in Mercer County, MO is $135K, having risen 41.8% over the past year, according to Redfin.

How affordable is Mercer County, MO?

Mercer County, MO scores 96 out of 100 on affordability — relatively affordable relative to local incomes and prevailing mortgage rates compared with other counties.

What's driving Mercer County, MO's Alpha Score?

Mercer County, MO's strongest dimension is Affordability (96/100) and its weakest is Economic Strength (64/100). The Alpha Score is a weighted blend of five dimensions; 3 of them have data for this market.

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