Housing in Lead
Lead's housing market carries a real, disclosed cross-source price spread worth understanding directly before setting a budget.
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Learn moreA real, disclosed spread across sources
Redfin cited a $279,000 median sale price for Lead specifically (November 2025, up 11.6% year-over-year), while a separate, lower-confidence source cited a notably lower $128,905 figure -- a real, disclosed inconsistency this record does not resolve (base record).
A distinct city-vs-county divergence
Lawrence County as a whole -- which includes the pricier Spearfish market -- sold at a much higher $484,000 median over the three months ending May 2026, a real, disclosed divergence from Lead's own city-specific figures (base record).
A genuinely wide spread in Lead's own tax-bill data
Ownwell's Lead-specific tax-bill data shows a real, disclosed, very wide range ($1,114 at the 25th percentile to $6,421 at the 90th) -- consistent with a mixed housing stock of small, older mining-era homes and larger, newer properties (base record).
Confirm current, address-specific listings directly
Given the real, disclosed cross-source spread, confirm current listings and recent comparable closed sales directly with a local agent before setting a firm budget.
Key takeaways
- A real, disclosed spread: $279,000 median sale price (Redfin, Nov. 2025) vs. a notably lower $128,905 figure elsewhere.
- Lawrence County's own $484,000 county-wide median runs well above Lead's city-specific figures, skewed by pricier Spearfish.
- Lead's own tax-bill data shows a very wide range, reflecting a mixed housing stock.
- Confirm current, address-specific listings directly given the disclosed price spread.
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