47Alpha

Jones County, SD Housing Market Brief

county · SD · score computed October 2026

Balanced

What is Jones 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.

Price Momentum—No data
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Inventory Health—No data
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Affordability36%
●85
Economic Strength36%
●25
Rental Yield27%
●26

Where is Jones County, SD in its market cycle?

EmergingGrowingMaturePeakingDecliningRecovering

Jones County, SD is classified as Declining — cooling, with scores declining over recent months. This is a classification of recent (1–12 month) momentum, not a price forecast.

What’s the forecast for Jones 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.

Jones County, SD housing market data

MetricValueYoYSource
Median Sale Price$535K—Redfin
Median Days on Market83 days—Redfin
Months of Supply3.0—Redfin
Homes for Sale1▼ -66.7%Redfin
Homes Sold1—Redfin
Median Price / Sq Ft$178—Redfin

How has Jones County, SD’s Alpha Score moved?

Now: 47
2-period trend

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Frequently asked questions

Is Jones County, SD a buyer's or seller's market?

In the scores computed October 2026, Jones County, SD is classified as a Balanced Market, based on its Alpha Score of 47 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 Jones County, SD?

The median sale price in Jones County, SD is $535K, having held roughly steady over the past year, according to Redfin.

How affordable is Jones County, SD?

Jones County, SD scores 85 out of 100 on affordability — relatively affordable relative to local incomes and prevailing mortgage rates compared with other counties.

What's driving Jones County, SD's Alpha Score?

Jones County, SD's strongest dimension is Affordability (85/100) and its weakest is Economic Strength (25/100). The Alpha Score is a weighted blend of five dimensions; 3 of them have data for this market.

Want the live, interactive view of Jones County, SD? Open the full market dashboard — charts, ZIP-level drill-down, and watchlist tracking. Explore the map or read the methodology.