Metropolitan market · Wyoming · September 2026 data

What is the Rock Springs, WY real estate market doing?

As of September 2026, the median home listed in Rock Springs, WY asks $321,000, down 7.0% year over year. Homes spend a median of 60 days on market, with 129 active listings and 23% carrying a price cut; pending contracts equal 4% of active listings, and inventory sits at 70% of the same month in 2019 — a buyer's market. Figures come from public records and industry data, updated monthly.

Median listing price
$321,000
▼ 7.0% YoY
Median $ / sq ft
$148
2,128 sq ft median
Median days on market
60
September 2026
Active listings
129
For sale now
New listings
50
September 2026
Listings with price cuts
23%
Share of active
Inventory vs 2019
70%
Same month, 2019 = 100
Pending / active
4%
Contract activity
Median sale price (closed)
$340,000
▲ 6.6% 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
43
Closed sales · July 2026, seasonally adjusted

What is the Rock Springs, WY housing market doing right now?

The Rock Springs, WY housing market lists at a $321,000 median as of September 2026, down 7.0% year over year, with a 60-day median market time and 129 homes for sale (23% with a price cut). Active inventory is 70% of the 2019 level, reading as a buyer's market under WealthyBud's published buyer/seller rule.

Rock Springs housing market statistics

The table summarizes Rock Springs'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 Rock Springs.

Rock Springs, WY housing market at a glance — September 2026
MetricLatestDetail
Median listing price$321,000-7.0% YoY
Median price per sq ft$1482,128 sq ft median
Median days on market60+30% YoY
Active listings129-1% YoY
New listings this month50September 2026
Listings with a price cut23%Share of active
Median sale price (closed)$340,000+6.6% 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 ratio3.9%5 pending
Inventory vs 201970%Active listings vs same month in 2019

How have home prices changed in Rock Springs?

Rock Springs home prices are down 7.0% year over year and -1.2% month over month as of September 2026, at a $321,000 median listing price. The chart tracks the trailing eight-quarter trend in the metro's median asking price.

$362K$350K$337K$325K Q4'24Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26

Median listing price, Rock Springs WY · trailing 8 quarters · source: public records and industry data.

The 10-year view
$357K$322K$288K$254K '17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

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

How much inventory is on the market in Rock Springs?

Rock Springs has 129 active listings, 50 new this month, 5 pending as of September 2026. About 23% of active listings have cut their price, and inventory sits at 70% of its 2019 level — a buyer's market by pace.

Active listings
129
New this month
50
Pending
5
Price-reduced
30

Is Rock Springs a good real estate investment?

Rock Springs scores 47/100 on WealthyBud's composite Investor Score, ranking #516 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
47/100
#516 of 933 covered metros
12-month outlook
+0.4%
Flat · model output, not advice
Momentum
31
Value
72
Rental yield
30
Supply risk
26
Market heat
30

Rock Springs scores 47/100 on our composite Investor Score (#516 of 933 covered metros), a percentile blend of momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market-heat readings; active inventory sits at 70% of its June 2019 level, so supply is still below pre-pandemic norms; listing prices are down 7.0% 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 Rock Springs ranks on the trending markets index.

How much is a monthly mortgage payment in Rock Springs?

A home at Rock Springs's $321,000 median listing runs about $1,757 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%
$1,586/mo
−$171/mo vs today
At today's rate · 7.28%
$1,757/mo
National weekly average
If rates rise 1% · 8.28%
$1,935/mo
+$178/mo vs today

Principal & interest on the $321,000 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 Rock Springs?

To buy Rock Springs’s $321,000 median listing with 20% down, a household needs about $82,000 a year in gross income, keeping principal, interest and property tax ($1,918/mo) at 28% of income. That is 1.1× the area’s $76,464 median household income, so a typical Rock Springs household cannot afford the median listing on these terms.

Income needed to buy the median home in Rock Springs, WY — September 2026
ItemAmountBasis
Median listing price$321,000September 2026
Down payment (20%)$64,200Assumption
Principal & interest (7.28%, 30-yr fixed)$1,757/moRate as of 2026-10-01
Property tax (0.60% effective rate)$160/moCensus ACS
Income needed (28% rule)$82,000Gross household income / yr
Median household income$76,464Census 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 Rock Springs housing market?

Longer-run demand in Rock Springs shows up in 35 homes permitted in 2025; net migration of -300 residents. Natural-hazard risk rates Very Low. These federal supply-pipeline, migration and jobs signals shape where prices head next.

Building permits (2025)
35
▼ 25.5% vs 2024
0.8 per 1,000 residents
Net migration (2022–2023)
-300
▼ people, via tax-return records
net income flow −$18.3M/yr
Natural-hazard risk
Very 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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Rock Springs housing market FAQ

What is the median home price in Rock Springs?
As of September 2026, the median listing price in Rock Springs, WY is $321,000, down 7.0% year over year (source: public records and industry data). Figures cover the Rock Springs, WY metro area.
How much does it cost to buy a home in Rock Springs?
The median home listed in Rock Springs asks $321,000 as of September 2026. With 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate, that runs about $1,757 a month in principal and interest, before taxes, insurance and HOA.
How fast are homes selling in Rock Springs?
The median property in Rock Springs spends 60 days on the market, with 129 homes actively listed and 23% of them carrying a price cut — a buyer's market as of September 2026.
Is it a buyer's or seller's market in Rock Springs?
With a median 60 days on market and 23% of active listings carrying a price cut, pending contracts at 4% of active listings, Rock Springs reads as a buyer's market as of September 2026. Labels use WealthyBud's published DOM / sale-to-list / price-cut / pending rule. Conditions shift monthly.
Is Rock Springs a good place to invest in real estate?
Rock Springs scores 47/100 on WealthyBud's Investor Score, ranking #516 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 Rock Springs?
See WealthyBud directories for the top-producing agents, teams and brokerages serving Rock Springs and the wider Wyoming 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 Rock Springs, WY 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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Priya Nandakumar Housing Economist

Priya Nandakumar is a housing economist who tracks national and regional housing-supply trends, mortgage rates and affordability using public Census and housing-starts data. She translates federal housing releases into metro-level takeaways for buyers and investors.

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