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Market Update

Boston

Q3 2026

Residential Property Snapshot

Single Family Homes & Condos | Q3 2026
Med. Sales Price
$800k
2% more than in
Q3 2025
Avg. Days On Market
48
4% more than in
Q3 2025
Closed Sales
1,222
3% fewer than in
Q3 2025
Inventory
1,784
15% more than in
Q3 2025
Closed
New
Inventory

Closed Sales by Price

  • Single Family Homes
  • Condos
 |  Q3 2026
Closed Sales by Price — underlying data
Closed Under $1m65.7%
Q3 '26803
Q3 '25858
1YR CHANGE-6%
Closed $1m - $3m30.0%
Q3 '26366
Q3 '25361
1YR CHANGE+1%
Closed $3m - $5m2.9%
Q3 '2635
Q3 '2522
1YR CHANGE+59%
Closed Over $5m1.5%
Q3 '2618
Q3 '2516
1YR CHANGE+13%
By Year
By Price

Market Data by Year

  • Single Family Homes
  • Condos

 |  Q3 2026

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'25 - '26
Inventory
Inventory represents the number of active properties on the market at the end of the quarter
15%
New Listings
New Listings represents the number of properties listed during the quarter.
17%
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.
16%
Closed Sales
-3%
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.
4%

96 Communities

Communities

Abington

Median
$597k
DOM
26
Sales
42
Inv
22

Acushnet

Median
$540k
DOM
55
Sales
44
Inv
17

Allston

Median
$575k
DOM
55
Sales
11
Inv
11

Andover

Median
$980k
DOM
22
Sales
131
Inv
80

Arlington

Median
$1.16m
DOM
20
Sales
110
Inv
65

Back Bay

Median
$1.4m
DOM
47
Sales
86
Inv
162

Bay Village

Median
$1.16m
DOM
58
Sales
4
Inv
4

Beacon Hill

Median
$1.17m
DOM
67
Sales
46
Inv
61

Belmont

Median
$1.5m
DOM
25
Sales
56
Inv
51

Berkley

Median
$680k
DOM
29
Sales
17
Inv
16

Beverly

Median
$795k
DOM
21
Sales
151
Inv
53

Braintree

Median
$745k
DOM
22
Sales
89
Inv
54

Brighton

Median
$629k
DOM
43
Sales
85
Inv
148

Brookline

Median
$1.31m
DOM
42
Sales
128
Inv
181

Cambridge

Median
$1.15m
DOM
32
Sales
180
Inv
201

Charlestown

Median
$955k
DOM
24
Sales
74
Inv
60

Chinatown

Median
n/a
DOM
0
Sales
0
Inv
7

Cohasset

Median
$1.6m
DOM
22
Sales
33
Inv
20

Concord

Median
$1.67m
DOM
44
Sales
47
Inv
61

Danvers

Median
$712k
DOM
18
Sales
65
Inv
37

Dartmouth

Median
$600k
DOM
46
Sales
71
Inv
55

Dedham

Median
$760k
DOM
24
Sales
88
Inv
59

Dorchester

Median
$635k
DOM
33
Sales
71
Inv
128

Dover

Median
$2.05m
DOM
46
Sales
21
Inv
29

Downtown

Median
$1.36m
DOM
58
Sales
72
Inv
147

Duxbury

Median
$1.64m
DOM
33
Sales
5
Inv
7

East Boston

Median
$644k
DOM
40
Sales
73
Inv
144

Essex

Median
$640k
DOM
45
Sales
2
Inv
7

Fairhaven

Median
$511k
DOM
22
Sales
41
Inv
28

Fall River

Median
$430k
DOM
34
Sales
100
Inv
113

Fenway-Kenmore

Median
$715k
DOM
36
Sales
31
Inv
68

Framingham

Median
$695k
DOM
21
Sales
157
Inv
119

Freetown

Median
$620k
DOM
50
Sales
29
Inv
24

Gloucester

Median
$705k
DOM
31
Sales
61
Inv
81

Hamilton

Median
$810k
DOM
22
Sales
29
Inv
12

Hanover

Median
$915k
DOM
15
Sales
37
Inv
26

Hingham

Median
$1.47m
DOM
26
Sales
93
Inv
65

Holbrook

Median
$538k
DOM
25
Sales
31
Inv
23

Hopkinton

Median
$697k
DOM
10
Sales
6
Inv
5

Hull

Median
$745k
DOM
49
Sales
54
Inv
45

Ipswich

Median
$873k
DOM
29
Sales
40
Inv
40

Jamaica Plain

Median
$850k
DOM
28
Sales
107
Inv
86

Kingston

Median
$660k
DOM
23
Sales
51
Inv
32

Lynn

Median
$570k
DOM
22
Sales
157
Inv
120

Manchester

Median
$1.41m
DOM
30
Sales
16
Inv
21

Marblehead

Median
$951k
DOM
30
Sales
75
Inv
37

Marion

Median
$1.49m
DOM
16
Sales
4
Inv
11

Marshfield

Median
$830k
DOM
41
Sales
15
Inv
9

Mattapoisett

Median
$1.18m
DOM
57
Sales
13
Inv
22

Milton

Median
$1.11m
DOM
18
Sales
65
Inv
44

Natick

Median
$900k
DOM
20
Sales
123
Inv
64

Needham

Median
$1.6m
DOM
36
Sales
103
Inv
67

New Bedford

Median
$440k
DOM
35
Sales
130
Inv
110

Newburyport

Median
$1.03m
DOM
21
Sales
65
Inv
64

Newton

Median
$1.55m
DOM
31
Sales
222
Inv
235

North Andover

Median
$818k
DOM
23
Sales
70
Inv
48

North End

Median
$878k
DOM
43
Sales
24
Inv
30

Norwell

Median
$1.18m
DOM
25
Sales
58
Inv
21

Peabody

Median
$687k
DOM
16
Sales
122
Inv
51

Pembroke

Median
$631k
DOM
15
Sales
56
Inv
25

Plymouth

Median
$695k
DOM
30
Sales
351
Inv
246

Quincy

Median
$675k
DOM
21
Sales
187
Inv
162

Randolph

Median
$578k
DOM
27
Sales
76
Inv
36

Revere

Median
$568k
DOM
37
Sales
78
Inv
67

Rochester

Median
$740k
DOM
58
Sales
17
Inv
20

Rockland

Median
$575k
DOM
19
Sales
45
Inv
37

Roslindale

Median
$730k
DOM
20
Sales
77
Inv
74

Rowley

Median
$778k
DOM
23
Sales
6
Inv
4

Roxbury

Median
$656k
DOM
39
Sales
20
Inv
65

Salem

Median
$588k
DOM
23
Sales
16
Inv
3

Salisbury

Median
$600k
DOM
30
Sales
41
Inv
51

Scituate

Median
$1.18m
DOM
20
Sales
76
Inv
29

Seaport

Median
$1.53m
DOM
49
Sales
20
Inv
58

Seekonk

Median
$561k
DOM
39
Sales
46
Inv
27

Somerset

Median
$545k
DOM
31
Sales
40
Inv
24

Somerville

Median
$835k
DOM
30
Sales
125
Inv
164

South Boston

Median
$838k
DOM
35
Sales
141
Inv
159

South End

Median
$1.17m
DOM
40
Sales
87
Inv
173

Sudbury

Median
$1.1m
DOM
20
Sales
77
Inv
46

Swampscott

Median
$696k
DOM
23
Sales
46
Inv
43

Swansea

Median
$570k
DOM
27
Sales
40
Inv
31

Taunton

Median
$485k
DOM
24
Sales
128
Inv
80

Topsfield

Median
$888k
DOM
18
Sales
9
Inv
5

Waltham

Median
$805k
DOM
21
Sales
92
Inv
97

Wareham

Median
$498k
DOM
41
Sales
96
Inv
85

Waterfront

Median
$1.16m
DOM
40
Sales
34
Inv
48

Wayland

Median
$1.13m
DOM
27
Sales
49
Inv
38

Wellesley

Median
$2.3m
DOM
30
Sales
98
Inv
54

Wenham

Median
$1.24m
DOM
25
Sales
13
Inv
5

West End

Median
$786k
DOM
47
Sales
14
Inv
32

Weston

Median
$2.28m
DOM
63
Sales
38
Inv
38

Westport

Median
$707k
DOM
42
Sales
52
Inv
42

Westwood

Median
$1.36m
DOM
53
Sales
41
Inv
28

Weymouth

Median
$637k
DOM
19
Sales
168
Inv
73

Winchester

Median
$1.81m
DOM
24
Sales
58
Inv
57

Woburn

Median
$749k
DOM
20
Sales
97
Inv
57

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