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Homelessness & Poverty (Social & Family Issues, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Homelessness & Poverty (Social & Family Issues, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $10.90, median 176 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 18/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.19 – $15.02 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 1% of the parent category Social & Family Issues (12,280), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- At $10.90 its median price is below 87% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Homelessness & Poverty best sellers
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Sold
- List rank#1
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,056
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Seedfolks
by Paul Fleischman
- List rank#2
- Price$6.53
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,389
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Lyddie (A Puffin Novel)
- List rank#3
- Price$7.90
- Rating4.6
- Reviews661
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Orbiting Jupiter: A Heartfelt Coming-of-Age Novel of a Troubled Teen, Foster Family Bonds, and Friendship
- List rank#4
- Price$8.79
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,030
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Homecoming (The Tillerman Cycle)
by Cynthia Voigt
- List rank#6
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,188
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Gather
by Kenneth M. Cadow
- List rank#7
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews446
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I Capture the Castle
by Dodie Smith
- List rank#8
- Price$19.14
- Rating4.2
- Reviews6,396
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Ugly Me
by J.E. Stamper
- List rank#10
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,732
FAQ
Is Homelessness & Poverty a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 18/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 176 reviews and sells for $10.90.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Homelessness & Poverty?
The median best seller has 176 reviews, and 40% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Homelessness & Poverty best sellers cost?
The median price is $10.90; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.19 and $15.02.
Can new books break into Homelessness & Poverty?
3% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.