Metropolitan market · Idaho · September 2026 data

What is the Hailey, ID real estate market doing?

As of September 2026, the median home listed in Hailey, ID asks $1.25M, down 26.6% year over year. Homes spend a median of 78 days on market, with 293 active listings and 15% carrying a price cut; pending contracts equal 24% of active listings, and inventory sits at 76% of the same month in 2019 — a balanced market. Figures come from public records and industry data, updated monthly.

Median listing price
$1.25M
▼ 26.6% YoY
Median $ / sq ft
$764
2,104 sq ft median
Median days on market
78
September 2026
Active listings
293
For sale now
New listings
52
September 2026
Listings with price cuts
15%
Share of active
Inventory vs 2019
76%
Same month, 2019 = 100
Pending / active
24%
Contract activity
Median sale price (closed)
$1.09M
▼ 3.2% YoY · closed sales · July 2026
Sale-to-list ratio
n/a
Non-disclosure state: sale prices are not public record, so WealthyBud does not show or rank this ratio
Homes sold / month
50
Closed sales · July 2026, seasonally adjusted

What is the Hailey, ID housing market doing right now?

The Hailey, ID housing market lists at a $1.25M median as of September 2026, down 26.6% year over year, with a 78-day median market time and 293 homes for sale (15% with a price cut). Active inventory is 76% of the 2019 level, reading as a balanced market under WealthyBud's published buyer/seller rule.

Hailey housing market statistics

The table summarizes Hailey's key housing figures for September 2026 — median listing and closed-sale prices, market pace, inventory and rental yield — each computed from public records and industry data. Closed-sale figures are Redfin's July 2026 data, the latest settled month Redfin reports for Hailey.

Hailey, ID housing market at a glance — September 2026
MetricLatestDetail
Median listing price$1.25M-26.6% YoY
Median price per sq ft$7642,104 sq ft median
Median days on market78-7% YoY
Active listings293+1% YoY
New listings this month52September 2026
Listings with a price cut15%Share of active
Median sale price (closed)$1.09M-3.2% YoY · closed sales, July 2026
Sale-to-list ration/aNon-disclosure state: sale prices are not public record, so WealthyBud does not show or rank this ratio
Pending-to-active ratio23.6%69 pending
Inventory vs 201976%Active listings vs same month in 2019

How have home prices changed in Hailey?

Hailey home prices are down 26.6% year over year and -8.8% month over month as of September 2026, at a $1.25M median listing price. The chart tracks the trailing eight-quarter trend in the metro's median asking price.

$1.71M$1.59M$1.47M$1.34M Q4'24Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26

Median listing price, Hailey ID · trailing 8 quarters · source: public records and industry data.

The 10-year view
$1.44M$1.27M$1.09M$913K '17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

10-year median listing price, Hailey ID · June of each year, 2017–2026 · source: public records and industry data.

How much inventory is on the market in Hailey?

Hailey has 293 active listings, 52 new this month, 69 pending as of September 2026. About 15% of active listings have cut their price, and inventory sits at 76% of its 2019 level — a balanced market by pace.

Active listings
293
New this month
52
Pending
69
Price-reduced
43

Is Hailey a good real estate investment?

Hailey scores 28/100 on WealthyBud's composite Investor Score, ranking #843 of 933 covered U.S. metros as of September 2026. The score blends price momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market heat into one percentile. It is a research opinion, not advice.

Investor Score
28/100
#843 of 933 covered metros
12-month outlook
-1.3%
Flat · model output, not advice
Momentum
46
Value
1
Rental yield
0
Supply risk
33
Market heat
22

Hailey scores 28/100 on our composite Investor Score (#843 of 933 covered metros), a percentile blend of momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market-heat readings; active inventory sits at 76% of its June 2019 level, so supply is still below pre-pandemic norms; listing prices are down 26.6% year over year; all against a national 30-year fixed mortgage rate of 7.28% (national weekly average, 2026-10-01).

Scores are percentile ranks (0–100) across all covered U.S. metros, computed from the public data cited on this page — formulas here. They are data-derived opinions, not investment advice. See how Hailey ranks on the trending markets index.

How much is a monthly mortgage payment in Hailey?

A home at Hailey's $1.25M median listing runs about $6,867 a month in principal and interest — 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate. Taxes, insurance and HOA are extra.

If rates fall 1% · 6.28%
$6,199/mo
−$668/mo vs today
At today's rate · 7.28%
$6,867/mo
National weekly average
If rates rise 1% · 8.28%
$7,561/mo
+$694/mo vs today

Principal & interest on the $1.25M median listing with 20% down and a 30-year fixed loan — excludes taxes, insurance and HOA. Current rate: 7.28% (national weekly average, 2026-10-01). Model a full deal in the deal analyzer.

How much income do you need to buy a home in Hailey?

To buy Hailey’s $1.25M median listing with 20% down, a household needs about $310,000 a year in gross income, keeping principal, interest and property tax ($7,233/mo) at 28% of income. That is 3.8× the area’s $81,389 median household income, so a typical Hailey household cannot afford the median listing on these terms.

Income needed to buy the median home in Hailey, ID — September 2026
ItemAmountBasis
Median listing price$1.25MSeptember 2026
Down payment (20%)$250,900Assumption
Principal & interest (7.28%, 30-yr fixed)$6,867/moRate as of 2026-10-01
Property tax (0.35% effective rate)$366/moCensus ACS
Income needed (28% rule)$310,000Gross household income / yr
Median household income$81,389Census ACS 2023 ACS 5-year

Excludes homeowners insurance, HOA dues and mortgage insurance, so the true income needed is higher. Compare every market in the income-needed ranking and the price-to-income ranking.

What is driving the Hailey housing market?

Longer-run demand in Hailey shows up in 143 homes permitted in 2025; net migration of -17 residents. Natural-hazard risk rates Relatively Low. These federal supply-pipeline, migration and jobs signals shape where prices head next.

Building permits (2025)
143
▼ 3.4% vs 2024
4.6 per 1,000 residents
Net migration (2022–2023)
-17
▼ people, via tax-return records
net income flow +$27.6M/yr
Natural-hazard risk
Relatively Low
National hazard index · top hazard: Riverine flooding

Based on public government records — building-permit, tax-return migration, employment and natural-hazard statistics, aggregated to the metro. Details on /methodology.

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Hailey housing market FAQ

What is the median home price in Hailey?
As of September 2026, the median listing price in Hailey, ID is $1.25M, down 26.6% year over year (source: public records and industry data). Figures cover the Hailey, ID metro area.
How much does it cost to buy a home in Hailey?
The median home listed in Hailey asks $1.25M as of September 2026. With 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate, that runs about $6,867 a month in principal and interest, before taxes, insurance and HOA.
How fast are homes selling in Hailey?
The median property in Hailey spends 78 days on the market, with 293 homes actively listed and 15% of them carrying a price cut — a balanced market as of September 2026.
Is it a buyer's or seller's market in Hailey?
With a median 78 days on market and 15% of active listings carrying a price cut, pending contracts at 24% of active listings, Hailey reads as a balanced market as of September 2026. Labels use WealthyBud's published DOM / sale-to-list / price-cut / pending rule. Conditions shift monthly.
Is Hailey a good place to invest in real estate?
Hailey scores 28/100 on WealthyBud's Investor Score, ranking #843 of 933 covered U.S. metros as of September 2026. The score blends price momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market heat. It is a data-derived research opinion, not investment advice.
Who are the top real estate agents in Hailey?
See WealthyBud directories for the top-producing agents, teams and brokerages serving Hailey and the wider Idaho market, ranked by recent sales from public profile data.
Based on public records and industry data, September 2026 — see our methodology for how every figure is computed. Figures cover the Hailey, ID metro area. Figures change monthly — verify current conditions with a local agent or MLS. Portions of market data courtesy of Realtor.com and Redfin; additional statistics from U.S. government sources.

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Marcus Bell Real Estate Market Analyst

Marcus Bell leads market and career research at WealthyBud, turning public housing and labor data into plain-English answers for investors and agents. He focuses on U.S. metro housing markets, agent economics and licensing.

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