57Alpha

Iron Mountain, MI metro area Housing Market Brief

metro · MI · score computed October 2026

Balanced

What is Iron Mountain, MI metro area’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 Health31%
●51

Population band 1 of 5 (population 12,616–37,875) · comparable within its band

Affordability25%
●89
Economic Strength25%
+3.126
Rental Yield19%
●66

Where is Iron Mountain, MI metro area in its market cycle?

EmergingGrowingMaturePeakingDecliningRecovering

Iron Mountain, MI metro area 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 Iron Mountain, MI metro area?

Metro-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.

Iron Mountain, MI metro area housing market data

MetricValueYoYSource
Median Sale Price$165K▲ +9.8%Redfin
Median Days on Market47 days▼ -9.6%Redfin
Months of Supply5.2▲ +67.7%Redfin
Homes for Sale144▲ +13.4%Redfin
Homes Sold28▼ -31.7%Redfin
Median Price / Sq Ft$109▲ +2.4%Redfin

How has Iron Mountain, MI metro area’s Alpha Score moved?

Now: 57
2-period trend
Median sale price · 12 mo

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Frequently asked questions

Is Iron Mountain, MI metro area a buyer's or seller's market?

In the scores computed October 2026, Iron Mountain, MI metro area is classified as a Balanced Market, based on its Alpha Score of 57 out of 100. It is based on the 4 of five dimensions we can measure for this market — building, 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 Iron Mountain, MI metro area?

The median sale price in Iron Mountain, MI metro area is $165K, having risen 9.8% over the past year, according to Redfin.

How affordable is Iron Mountain, MI metro area?

Iron Mountain, MI metro area scores 89 out of 100 on affordability — relatively affordable relative to local incomes and prevailing mortgage rates compared with other metros.

What's driving Iron Mountain, MI metro area's Alpha Score?

Iron Mountain, MI metro area's strongest dimension is Affordability (89/100) and its weakest is Economic Strength (26/100). The Alpha Score is a weighted blend of five dimensions; 4 of them have data for this market.

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