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Martin County, KY Housing Market Brief

county · KY · score computed October 2026

Balanced

What is Martin County, KY’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%
●77
Economic Strength36%
●29
Rental Yield27%
●63

Where is Martin County, KY in its market cycle?

EmergingGrowingMaturePeakingDecliningRecovering

Martin County, KY 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 Martin County, KY?

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.

Martin County, KY housing market data

MetricValueYoYSource
Median Sale Price$185K▼ -30.3%Redfin
Median Days on Market38 days▼ -53.1%Redfin
Months of Supply14.4▲ +60%Redfin
Homes for Sale15▲ +66.7%Redfin
Homes Sold10%Redfin
Median Price / Sq Ft$109▲ +2.5%Redfin

How has Martin County, KY’s Alpha Score moved?

Now: 56
2-period trend
Median sale price · 12 mo

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Frequently asked questions

Is Martin County, KY a buyer's or seller's market?

In the scores computed October 2026, Martin County, KY is classified as a Balanced Market, based on its Alpha Score of 56 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 Martin County, KY?

The median sale price in Martin County, KY is $185K, having fallen 30.3% over the past year, according to Redfin.

How affordable is Martin County, KY?

Martin County, KY scores 77 out of 100 on affordability — relatively affordable relative to local incomes and prevailing mortgage rates compared with other counties.

What's driving Martin County, KY's Alpha Score?

Martin County, KY's strongest dimension is Affordability (77/100) and its weakest is Economic Strength (29/100). The Alpha Score is a weighted blend of five dimensions; 3 of them have data for this market.

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