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Market Update

Boston

Q1 2026

Residential Property Snapshot

Single Family Homes & Condos | Q1 2026
Med. Sales Price
$769k
4% less than in
Q1 2025
Avg. Days On Market
69
6% more than in
Q1 2025
Closed Sales
711
7% fewer than in
Q1 2025
Inventory
1,216
Data unavailable for
Q1 2025
Closed
New
Inventory

Closed Sales by Price

  • Single Family Homes
  • Condos
 |  Q1 2026
Closed Sales by Price — underlying data
Closed Under $1m66.2%
Q1 '26471
Q1 '25500
1YR CHANGE-6%
Closed $1m - $3m26.0%
Q1 '26185
Q1 '25220
1YR CHANGE-16%
Closed $3m - $5m4.9%
Q1 '2635
Q1 '2529
1YR CHANGE+21%
Closed Over $5m2.8%
Q1 '2620
Q1 '2518
1YR CHANGE+11%
By Year
By Price

Market Data by Year

  • Single Family Homes
  • Condos

 |  Q1 2026

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'25 - '26
Inventory
Inventory represents the number of active properties on the market at the end of the quarter
-1%
New Listings
New Listings represents the number of properties listed during the quarter.
9%
Months Supply of Inventory
Months' supply of inventory refers to the number of months it would take for the current inventory of homes on the market to sell given the current sales pace.
5%
Closed Sales
-7%
Average Days On Market
Average Days on Market represents the number of days that a property has been listed until a seller has accepted an offer and signed a contract.
6%

96 Communities

Communities

Abington

Median
$555k
DOM
25
Sales
23
Inv
10

Acushnet

Median
$629k
DOM
29
Sales
13
Inv
12

Allston

Median
$915k
DOM
32
Sales
5
Inv
17

Andover

Median
$883k
DOM
48
Sales
38
Inv
35

Arlington

Median
$1.08m
DOM
28
Sales
73
Inv
35

Back Bay

Median
$1.52m
DOM
96
Sales
49
Inv
114

Bay Village

Median
$2.09m
DOM
98
Sales
3
Inv
3

Beacon Hill

Median
$1.25m
DOM
51
Sales
22
Inv
53

Belmont

Median
$1.4m
DOM
48
Sales
29
Inv
22

Berkley

Median
$645k
DOM
19
Sales
5
Inv
5

Beverly

Median
$700k
DOM
27
Sales
43
Inv
24

Braintree

Median
$658k
DOM
35
Sales
44
Inv
23

Brighton

Median
$695k
DOM
37
Sales
49
Inv
97

Brookline

Median
$1.53m
DOM
51
Sales
80
Inv
130

Cambridge

Median
$1.09m
DOM
59
Sales
84
Inv
122

Charlestown

Median
$1.15m
DOM
31
Sales
31
Inv
21

Chinatown

Median
$705k
DOM
53
Sales
2
Inv
2

Cohasset

Median
$1.41m
DOM
72
Sales
19
Inv
18

Concord

Median
$1.41m
DOM
47
Sales
36
Inv
44

Danvers

Median
$675k
DOM
37
Sales
37
Inv
9

Dartmouth

Median
$650k
DOM
51
Sales
43
Inv
40

Dedham

Median
$690k
DOM
38
Sales
39
Inv
32

Dorchester

Median
$605k
DOM
53
Sales
52
Inv
68

Dover

Median
$2.64m
DOM
110
Sales
11
Inv
12

Downtown

Median
$1.5m
DOM
81
Sales
53
Inv
153

Duxbury

Median
$2.25m
DOM
32
Sales
7
Inv
4

East Boston

Median
$657k
DOM
58
Sales
62
Inv
94

Essex

Median
n/a
DOM
0
Sales
0
Inv
3

Fairhaven

Median
$513k
DOM
43
Sales
22
Inv
15

Fall River

Median
$410k
DOM
57
Sales
83
Inv
75

Fenway-Kenmore

Median
$640k
DOM
99
Sales
14
Inv
52

Framingham

Median
$680k
DOM
27
Sales
89
Inv
51

Freetown

Median
$550k
DOM
26
Sales
7
Inv
7

Gloucester

Median
$548k
DOM
39
Sales
29
Inv
30

Hamilton

Median
$900k
DOM
34
Sales
13
Inv
5

Hanover

Median
$868k
DOM
28
Sales
24
Inv
9

Hingham

Median
$1.44m
DOM
53
Sales
36
Inv
27

Holbrook

Median
$545k
DOM
30
Sales
11
Inv
10

Hopkinton

Median
$425k
DOM
95
Sales
1
Inv
1

Hull

Median
$660k
DOM
42
Sales
19
Inv
37

Ipswich

Median
$824k
DOM
70
Sales
26
Inv
19

Jamaica Plain

Median
$705k
DOM
42
Sales
46
Inv
46

Kingston

Median
$608k
DOM
54
Sales
18
Inv
9

Lynn

Median
$510k
DOM
51
Sales
79
Inv
53

Manchester

Median
$1.55m
DOM
91
Sales
13
Inv
12

Marblehead

Median
$818k
DOM
32
Sales
30
Inv
23

Marion

Median
$1.65m
DOM
49
Sales
3
Inv
2

Marshfield

Median
$750k
DOM
37
Sales
5
Inv
10

Mattapoisett

Median
$898k
DOM
46
Sales
6
Inv
15

Milton

Median
$968k
DOM
29
Sales
46
Inv
19

Natick

Median
$897k
DOM
45
Sales
79
Inv
30

Needham

Median
$2.11m
DOM
48
Sales
44
Inv
42

New Bedford

Median
$418k
DOM
41
Sales
60
Inv
57

Newburyport

Median
$849k
DOM
42
Sales
33
Inv
26

Newton

Median
$1.51m
DOM
42
Sales
129
Inv
163

North Andover

Median
$590k
DOM
56
Sales
42
Inv
21

North End

Median
$1.13m
DOM
87
Sales
13
Inv
37

Norwell

Median
$1.03m
DOM
69
Sales
13
Inv
17

Peabody

Median
$648k
DOM
23
Sales
66
Inv
14

Pembroke

Median
$640k
DOM
25
Sales
34
Inv
13

Plymouth

Median
$663k
DOM
49
Sales
145
Inv
133

Quincy

Median
$600k
DOM
33
Sales
94
Inv
78

Randolph

Median
$547k
DOM
41
Sales
39
Inv
20

Revere

Median
$505k
DOM
43
Sales
45
Inv
39

Rochester

Median
$680k
DOM
77
Sales
11
Inv
8

Rockland

Median
$576k
DOM
30
Sales
33
Inv
12

Roslindale

Median
$643k
DOM
40
Sales
43
Inv
32

Rowley

Median
$505k
DOM
29
Sales
1
Inv
3

Roxbury

Median
$543k
DOM
50
Sales
16
Inv
32

Salem

Median
$563k
DOM
18
Sales
6
Inv
2

Salisbury

Median
$541k
DOM
59
Sales
14
Inv
24

Scituate

Median
$953k
DOM
29
Sales
36
Inv
23

Seaport

Median
$1.58m
DOM
81
Sales
14
Inv
51

Seekonk

Median
$586k
DOM
66
Sales
14
Inv
6

Somerset

Median
$510k
DOM
27
Sales
24
Inv
18

Somerville

Median
$945k
DOM
44
Sales
83
Inv
76

South Boston

Median
$897k
DOM
51
Sales
50
Inv
100

South End

Median
$1.36m
DOM
40
Sales
57
Inv
105

Sudbury

Median
$1.1m
DOM
42
Sales
30
Inv
28

Swampscott

Median
$878k
DOM
37
Sales
32
Inv
15

Swansea

Median
$502k
DOM
19
Sales
23
Inv
24

Taunton

Median
$453k
DOM
28
Sales
77
Inv
34

Topsfield

Median
$585k
DOM
27
Sales
2
Inv
4

Waltham

Median
$759k
DOM
47
Sales
48
Inv
31

Wareham

Median
$488k
DOM
41
Sales
60
Inv
42

Waterfront

Median
$1.39m
DOM
90
Sales
20
Inv
54

Wayland

Median
$1.1m
DOM
35
Sales
25
Inv
11

Wellesley

Median
$1.74m
DOM
56
Sales
31
Inv
53

Wenham

Median
$939k
DOM
83
Sales
11
Inv
5

West End

Median
$927k
DOM
55
Sales
8
Inv
34

Weston

Median
$2m
DOM
90
Sales
25
Inv
44

Westport

Median
$713k
DOM
39
Sales
20
Inv
31

Westwood

Median
$830k
DOM
31
Sales
11
Inv
18

Weymouth

Median
$599k
DOM
42
Sales
80
Inv
29

Winchester

Median
$1.39m
DOM
23
Sales
46
Inv
24

Woburn

Median
$745k
DOM
40
Sales
50
Inv
17

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