[01] What This Profile Means
These markets offer housing that's accessible to local incomes (income-to-home ratio above 0.35) but suffer from chronic oversupply — months-of-supply runs high, days-on-market are long, and price movement is slow. They tend to be older industrial cities or rural commercial centers with limited new investment.
Income-to-home ratio above 0.35, months of supply above 5, days on market above 90, 3yr CAGR moderate (2-3%).
[02] Typical Profile
Average values across the 75 counties in this profile.
[03] Largest Counties in This Profile
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POP 1,593,208 BTI 35
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POP 413,878 BTI 38
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POP 398,322 BTI 62
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POP 354,414 BTI 50
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POP 267,282 BTI 41
[04] All 75 Counties in This Profile
Sorted by BoomTown Index score. Click any county for its full profile.
[05] Other Market Profiles
Market profiles describe each county's housing-market character, derived empirically from 24 housing, labor, and demographic features across 987 U.S. counties using hierarchical clustering. Counties whose BoomTown Score diverges sharply from a profile's typical range are moved to Idiosyncratic Markets and get a custom narrative instead. Read the methodology →