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Yellow Medicine County, MN Housing Market Brief

county · MN · score computed October 2026

Balanced

What is Yellow Medicine County, MN’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 Momentum20%
●6
Inventory Health25%
●88

Population band 1 of 5 (population 475–9,803) · comparable within its band

Affordability20%
●86
Economic Strength20%
●49
Rental Yield15%
●41

Where is Yellow Medicine County, MN in its market cycle?

EmergingGrowingMaturePeakingDecliningRecovering

Yellow Medicine County, MN 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 Yellow Medicine County, MN?

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.

Yellow Medicine County, MN housing market data

MetricValueYoYSource
Median Sale Price$133K▼ -13.5%Redfin
Median Days on Market23 days▼ -53.1%Redfin
Months of Supply6.4▲ +392.3%Redfin
Homes for Sale27▲ +80%Redfin
Homes Sold4▼ -66.7%Redfin
Median Price / Sq Ft$100▲ +42.7%Redfin

How has Yellow Medicine County, MN’s Alpha Score moved?

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

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Frequently asked questions

Is Yellow Medicine County, MN a buyer's or seller's market?

In the scores computed October 2026, Yellow Medicine County, MN is classified as a Balanced Market, based on its Alpha Score of 57 out of 100. The classification reflects current price, building, affordability, economic, and rental-yield conditions.

Are home prices rising or falling in Yellow Medicine County, MN?

The median sale price in Yellow Medicine County, MN is $133K, having fallen 13.5% over the past year, according to Redfin.

How affordable is Yellow Medicine County, MN?

Yellow Medicine County, MN scores 86 out of 100 on affordability — relatively affordable relative to local incomes and prevailing mortgage rates compared with other counties.

What's driving Yellow Medicine County, MN's Alpha Score?

Yellow Medicine County, MN's strongest dimension is Inventory Health (88/100) and its weakest is Price Momentum (6/100). The Alpha Score is a weighted blend of all five dimensions.

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