Metropolitan market · Michigan · September 2026 data

What is the Iron Mountain, MI real estate market doing?

As of September 2026, the median home listed in Iron Mountain, MI asks $220,725, up 3.9% year over year. Homes spend a median of 42 days on market, with 97 active listings and 22% carrying a price cut; pending contracts equal 41% of active listings, and inventory sits at 49% of the same month in 2019 — a balanced market. Figures come from public records and industry data, updated monthly.

Median listing price
$220,725
▲ 3.9% YoY
Median $ / sq ft
$141
1,593 sq ft median
Median days on market
42
September 2026
Active listings
97
For sale now
New listings
36
September 2026
Listings with price cuts
22%
Share of active
Inventory vs 2019
49%
Same month, 2019 = 100
Pending / active
41%
Contract activity
Median sale price (closed)
$175,000
▼ 2.2% YoY · closed sales · July 2026
Sale-to-list ratio
97.1%
Closed sales · July 2026, seasonally adjusted
Homes sold / month
43
Closed sales · July 2026, seasonally adjusted

What is the Iron Mountain, MI housing market doing right now?

The Iron Mountain, MI housing market lists at a $220,725 median as of September 2026, up 3.9% year over year, with a 42-day median market time and 97 homes for sale (22% with a price cut). Active inventory is 49% of the 2019 level, reading as a balanced market under WealthyBud's published buyer/seller rule.

Iron Mountain housing market statistics

The table summarizes Iron Mountain'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 Iron Mountain.

Iron Mountain, MI housing market at a glance — September 2026
MetricLatestDetail
Median listing price$220,725+3.9% YoY
Median price per sq ft$1411,593 sq ft median
Median days on market42-19% YoY
Active listings97+5% YoY
New listings this month36September 2026
Listings with a price cut22%Share of active
Median sale price (closed)$175,000-2.2% YoY · closed sales, July 2026
Sale-to-list ratio97.1%Closed sales, July 2026, seasonally adjusted
Pending-to-active ratio41.4%40 pending
Inventory vs 201949%Active listings vs same month in 2019

How have home prices changed in Iron Mountain?

Iron Mountain home prices are up 3.9% year over year and -14.7% month over month as of September 2026, at a $220,725 median listing price. The chart tracks the trailing eight-quarter trend in the metro's median asking price.

$230K$217K$203K$189K Q4'24Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26

Median listing price, Iron Mountain MI · trailing 8 quarters · source: public records and industry data.

The 10-year view
$230K$208K$185K$163K '17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

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

How much inventory is on the market in Iron Mountain?

Iron Mountain has 97 active listings, 36 new this month, 40 pending as of September 2026. About 22% of active listings have cut their price, and inventory sits at 49% of its 2019 level — a balanced market by pace.

Active listings
97
New this month
36
Pending
40
Price-reduced
21

Is Iron Mountain a good real estate investment?

Iron Mountain scores 69/100 on WealthyBud's composite Investor Score, ranking #114 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
69/100
#114 of 933 covered metros
12-month outlook
+4.3%
▲ Rising · model output, not advice
Momentum
52
Value
87
Rental yield
53
Supply risk
7
Market heat
62

Iron Mountain scores 69/100 on our composite Investor Score (#114 of 933 covered metros), a percentile blend of momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market-heat readings; active inventory sits at 49% of its June 2019 level, so supply is still below pre-pandemic norms; listing prices are up 3.9% 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 Iron Mountain ranks on the trending markets index.

How much is a monthly mortgage payment in Iron Mountain?

A home at Iron Mountain's $220,725 median listing runs about $1,208 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%
$1,091/mo
−$118/mo vs today
At today's rate · 7.28%
$1,208/mo
National weekly average
If rates rise 1% · 8.28%
$1,330/mo
+$122/mo vs today

Principal & interest on the $220,725 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 Iron Mountain?

To buy Iron Mountain’s $220,725 median listing with 20% down, a household needs about $63,000 a year in gross income, keeping principal, interest and property tax ($1,462/mo) at 28% of income. That is 1.0× the area’s $61,960 median household income, so a typical Iron Mountain household cannot afford the median listing on these terms.

Income needed to buy the median home in Iron Mountain, MI — September 2026
ItemAmountBasis
Median listing price$220,725September 2026
Down payment (20%)$44,145Assumption
Principal & interest (7.28%, 30-yr fixed)$1,208/moRate as of 2026-10-01
Property tax (1.38% effective rate)$254/moCensus ACS
Income needed (28% rule)$63,000Gross household income / yr
Median household income$61,960Census 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 Iron Mountain housing market?

Longer-run demand in Iron Mountain shows up in 80 homes permitted in 2025; net migration of +96 residents. Natural-hazard risk rates Relatively Low. These federal supply-pipeline, migration and jobs signals shape where prices head next.

Building permits (2025)
80
0.0% vs 2024
2.6 per 1,000 residents
Net migration (2022–2023)
+96
▲ people, via tax-return records
net income flow +$3.31M/yr
Natural-hazard risk
Relatively Low
National hazard index · top hazard: Cold wave

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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Iron Mountain housing market FAQ

What is the median home price in Iron Mountain?
As of September 2026, the median listing price in Iron Mountain, MI is $220,725, up 3.9% year over year (source: public records and industry data). Figures cover the Iron Mountain, MI-WI metro area.
How much does it cost to buy a home in Iron Mountain?
The median home listed in Iron Mountain asks $220,725 as of September 2026. With 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate, that runs about $1,208 a month in principal and interest, before taxes, insurance and HOA.
How fast are homes selling in Iron Mountain?
The median property in Iron Mountain spends 42 days on the market, with 97 homes actively listed and 22% of them carrying a price cut — a balanced market as of September 2026.
Is it a buyer's or seller's market in Iron Mountain?
With a median 42 days on market and 22% of active listings carrying a price cut, pending contracts at 41% of active listings, Iron Mountain 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 Iron Mountain a good place to invest in real estate?
Iron Mountain scores 69/100 on WealthyBud's Investor Score, ranking #114 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 Iron Mountain?
See WealthyBud directories for the top-producing agents, teams and brokerages serving Iron Mountain and the wider Michigan 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 Iron Mountain, MI-WI 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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Naomi Whitfield Real Estate Data Analyst

Naomi Whitfield is a real estate data analyst who builds metro-level price, inventory and days-on-market datasets from public MLS aggregates and county records. She reviews WealthyBud's market pages for data accuracy before they publish.

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