61Alpha

Mount Airy, NC metro area Housing Market Brief

metro · NC · score computed October 2026

Seller's

What is Mount Airy, NC 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%
●73

Population band 3 of 5 (population 58,778–112,360) · comparable within its band

Affordability25%
●52
Economic Strength25%
+8.272
Rental Yield19%
●39

Where is Mount Airy, NC metro area in its market cycle?

EmergingGrowingMaturePeakingDecliningRecovering

Mount Airy, NC 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 Mount Airy, NC 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.

Mount Airy, NC metro area housing market data

MetricValueYoYSource
Median Sale Price$277K▲ +6.5%Redfin
Median Days on Market73 days▲ +43.1%Redfin
Months of Supply3.6▼ -10%Redfin
Homes for Sale190▲ +7.3%Redfin
Homes Sold53▲ +20.5%Redfin
Median Price / Sq Ft$189▲ +5.5%Redfin

How has Mount Airy, NC metro area’s Alpha Score moved?

Now: 61
2-period trend
Median sale price · 12 mo

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Frequently asked questions

Is Mount Airy, NC metro area a buyer's or seller's market?

In the scores computed October 2026, Mount Airy, NC metro area is classified as a Seller's Market, based on its Alpha Score of 61 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 Mount Airy, NC metro area?

The median sale price in Mount Airy, NC metro area is $277K, having risen 6.5% over the past year, according to Redfin.

How affordable is Mount Airy, NC metro area?

Mount Airy, NC metro area scores 52 out of 100 on affordability — moderately affordable relative to local incomes and prevailing mortgage rates compared with other metros.

What's driving Mount Airy, NC metro area's Alpha Score?

Mount Airy, NC metro area's strongest dimension is Inventory Health (73/100) and its weakest is Rental Yield (39/100). The Alpha Score is a weighted blend of five dimensions; 4 of them have data for this market.

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