What is the Real Estate Intel market score?
Real Estate Intel's market score ranks a county's homes under contract divided by its homes for sale against every US county, from 0 to 100. A score of 40 or under is a buyer's market, under 60 is balanced and 60 and up is a seller's market. It updates monthly from Realtor.com data.
Updated November 2026. A plain-language definition, not legal advice.
How it works
Each month we take every county's pending listings and active listings from Realtor.com Economic Research and divide one by the other. That ratio is an absorption measure.
We then rank every county from lowest to highest. A score of 27 means the county's ratio is higher than about 27% of US counties.
Because it is a rank, it shows how a county compares with the rest of the country, not a fixed national threshold.
Market score in the markets we track
Pending sales against homes for sale, ranked against about 3,000 US counties. 40 or under leans to buyers; 60 or over leans to sellers.
| County | Cities | Market score |
|---|---|---|
| Clark County, Nevada | Las Vegas, Henderson | 27, buyer's marketOct 2026 |
| Washoe County, Nevada | Reno | 76, seller's marketOct 2026 |
| Washington County, Utah | St. George | 29, buyer's marketOct 2026 |
| Salt Lake County, Utah | Salt Lake City | 45, balanced marketOct 2026 |
| Dallas County, Texas | Dallas | 35, buyer's marketOct 2026 |
| Collin County, Texas | Plano, Frisco | 58, balanced marketOct 2026 |
| Tarrant County, Texas | Fort Worth | 57, balanced marketOct 2026 |
| Harris County, Texas | Houston | 35, buyer's marketOct 2026 |
| Travis County, Texas | Austin | 32, buyer's marketOct 2026 |
| Bexar County, Texas | San Antonio | 48, balanced marketOct 2026 |
Realtor.com® Economic Research County-level figures.
What to watch
Compare the score with a year ago. The gauge on each county shows that as a hollow ring.
Read it with months of supply and price cuts for the fuller picture.
Questions people ask
What is the Real Estate Intel market score?
Real Estate Intel's market score ranks a county's homes under contract divided by its homes for sale against every US county, from 0 to 100. A score of 40 or under is a buyer's market, under 60 is balanced and 60 and up is a seller's market. It updates monthly from Realtor.com data.
Where does the market score data come from?
From Realtor.com Economic Research county data: pending listings and active listings each month. We divide them and rank every US county from 0 to 100.
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