Mellette County, SD Housing Market Brief
county · SD · score computed October 2026
What is Mellette County, SD’s Alpha Score?
The Alpha Score is a composite 0–100 index of market strength, a weighted blend of five dimensions. See the methodology.
Population band 1 of 5 (population 475–9,803) · comparable within its band
Where is Mellette County, SD in its market cycle?
Mellette County, SD 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 Mellette County, SD?
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.
Mellette County, SD housing market data
| Metric | Value | YoY | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Sale Price | $65K | — | Redfin |
| Median Days on Market | 74 days | — | Redfin |
| Months of Supply | 1.0 | — | Redfin |
| Homes for Sale | 1 | — | Redfin |
| Homes Sold | 1 | — | Redfin |
| Median Price / Sq Ft | $46 | — | Redfin |
How has Mellette County, SD’s Alpha Score moved?
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Frequently asked questions
Is Mellette County, SD a buyer's or seller's market?
In the scores computed October 2026, Mellette County, SD is classified as a Balanced Market, based on its Alpha Score of 58 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 Mellette County, SD?
The median sale price in Mellette County, SD is $65K, having held roughly steady over the past year, according to Redfin.
How affordable is Mellette County, SD?
Mellette County, SD scores 98 out of 100 on affordability — relatively affordable relative to local incomes and prevailing mortgage rates compared with other counties.
What's driving Mellette County, SD's Alpha Score?
Mellette County, SD's strongest dimension is Affordability (98/100) and its weakest is Inventory Health (0/100). The Alpha Score is a weighted blend of five dimensions; 4 of them have data for this market.
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