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Prairie County, MT Housing Market Brief

county · MT · score computed October 2026

Buyer's

What is Prairie County, MT’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%
●38
Economic Strength36%
●53
Rental Yield27%
●23

Where is Prairie County, MT in its market cycle?

EmergingGrowingMaturePeakingDecliningRecovering

Prairie County, MT is classified as Declining — cooling, with scores declining over recent months. This is a classification of recent (1–12 month) momentum, not a price forecast.

What’s the forecast for Prairie County, MT?

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.

Prairie County, MT housing market data

MetricValueYoYSource
Median Sale Price$189K—Redfin
Median Days on Market134 days—Redfin
Months of Supply0.5—Redfin
Homes for Sale1—Redfin
Homes Sold1—Redfin
Median Price / Sq Ft$53—Redfin

How has Prairie County, MT’s Alpha Score moved?

Now: 39
2-period trend

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Frequently asked questions

Is Prairie County, MT a buyer's or seller's market?

In the scores computed October 2026, Prairie County, MT is classified as a Buyer's Market, based on its Alpha Score of 39 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 Prairie County, MT?

The median sale price in Prairie County, MT is $189K, having held roughly steady over the past year, according to Redfin.

How affordable is Prairie County, MT?

Prairie County, MT scores 38 out of 100 on affordability — relatively unaffordable relative to local incomes and prevailing mortgage rates compared with other counties.

What's driving Prairie County, MT's Alpha Score?

Prairie County, MT's strongest dimension is Economic Strength (53/100) and its weakest is Rental Yield (23/100). The Alpha Score is a weighted blend of five dimensions; 3 of them have data for this market.

Want the live, interactive view of Prairie County, MT? Open the full market dashboard — charts, ZIP-level drill-down, and watchlist tracking. Explore the map or read the methodology.