Market Pulse
Where Pulaski County stands — September 2026
By the Numbers
Listings
Under Contract
This Month
This Month
List Price
Sold Price
on Market
Ratio
to Sale Ratio
with Price Reductions
What This Means For You
September brought a bit more breathing room for buyers in Pulaski County. With the busy summer PCS season behind us, inventory held steady at 192 homes and the median sold price eased to $255,000, giving you more options and a little extra negotiating leverage. Homes are also sitting a bit longer — about 48 days on average — so there's less pressure to rush a decision. If you've been waiting for a calmer window to find the right home in the $200K–$350K sweet spot, this is a good time to start looking.
The market is still balanced and healthy, but the frantic pace of summer has cooled off a little. With months of inventory ticking up to 3.49 and the list-to-sale ratio dipping slightly to 97.9%, pricing your home realistically from the start matters more than ever. The good news is homes are still selling close to asking price, and well-priced properties in the $200K–$350K range continue to attract strong interest from military buyers relocating to Fort Leonard Wood.
Month-Over-Month
September 2026 vs. prior month — Residential
| Metric | September 2026 | August 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Sold Price | $255,000 | $270,000 | ▼ 5.6% |
| Median List Price | $275,000 | $273,700 | ▲ 0.5% |
| Avg Days on Market | 48 days | 42 days | ▼ Slower by 7 days |
| List-to-Sale Ratio | 97.9% | 99.7% | ▼ 1.8 pts |
| Active Inventory | 192 | 204 | ▼ 12 |
| Homes Sold | 55 | 73 | ▼ 18 |
| Months of Inventory | 3.49 mo. | 2.79 mo. | ▼ Loosening |
Price Distribution
Where is inventory concentrated right now?
What Sold, By Home Size
Find your bedroom count and read across
| Home size | Sold | Median price | Median days | Median sq ft | % of asking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bed | 8 | $145,500 | 7 days | 672 | 97.4% |
| 2 beds | 44 | $119,250 | 18 days | 992 | 96.5% |
| 3 beds | 316 | $229,700 | 30 days | 1,570 | 98.2% |
| 4 beds | 209 | $285,000 | 35 days | 2,312 | 99.3% |
| 5+ beds | 102 | $320,000 | 39 days | 3,114 | 99.0% |
By City — Pulaski County
Individual conditions for each community within the county
Featured Properties
Selected active listings in Pulaski County
Market Commentary
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September brought Pulaski County back to a more even keel after the summer PCS rush. With the heaviest wave of military relocations behind us, the market is settling into balance — 3.49 months of inventory puts buyers and sellers on roughly equal footing for the first time in a while. Active listings dipped slightly to 192, but that's less about supply drying up and more about the normal seasonal cooldown after months of peak turnover. The 55 homes sold and 84 still under contract show there's still plenty of activity moving through the pipeline, just at a calmer pace than the May-through-August stretch. The numbers worth paying attention to are the median sold price and the list-to-sale ratio. A 5.6% pull-back in median sold price to $255,000, paired with a nearly two-point drop in list-to-sale ratio to 97.9%, tells us sellers are giving up a bit more ground in negotiations than they were a month ago. Days on market climbed to 48.4, another sign that the urgency driving summer bidding wars has eased. None of this points to a weakening market — it's a return to normal after an unusually hot season. For sellers, it means pricing realistically from day one matters more now than it did in July. For buyers, especially those using VA financing, this is a window with a little more breathing room to negotiate than you've seen all year. Conditions still vary block by block. Waynesville remains a seller's market with 69 active listings and a median list price of $289,000, continuing to command the premium as the county's hub. St. Robert is the most balanced of the bunch and is moving fastest, with homes under contract in under 36 days on average — a good sign for anyone targeting that $200K–$350K sweet spot where military buyer competition is sharpest. Dixon has tipped into buyer's market territory, offering more room to negotiate for those willing to look slightly outside the main corridor. Crocker is smaller and slower-moving, with sellers market, but at nearly 75 days on market, patience is still the name of the game there. Bottom line for September: this is a market that rewards sellers who price to the moment and buyers who move decisively when the right home in the right price band hits the list.