Market Update

Essex County

Q2 2026

Residential Property Snapshot

Single Family Homes & Condos | Q2 2026
Med. Sales Price
$705k
1% more than in
Q2 2025
Avg. Days On Market
23
21% more than in
Q2 2025
Closed Sales
1,674
3% fewer than in
Q2 2025
Inventory
1,027
21% more than in
Q2 2025
Closed
New
Inventory

Closed Sales by Price

  • Single Family Homes
  • Condos
 |  Q2 2026
Closed Sales by Price — underlying data
Closed Under $500k20.1%
Q2 '26337
Q2 '25360
1YR CHANGE-6%
Closed $500k - $1m56.2%
Q2 '26941
Q2 '251013
1YR CHANGE-7%
Closed $1m - $2m20.8%
Q2 '26348
Q2 '25304
1YR CHANGE+14%
Closed Over $2m2.9%
Q2 '2648
Q2 '2554
1YR CHANGE-11%
By Year
By Price

Market Data by Year

  • Single Family Homes
  • Condos

 |  Q2 2026

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'25 - '26
Inventory
Inventory represents the number of active properties on the market at the end of the quarter
21%
New Listings
New Listings represents the number of properties listed during the quarter.
8%
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.
24%
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.
21%

18 Communities

Communities

Beverly

Median
$779k
DOM
22
Sales
77
Inv
46

Danvers

Median
$655k
DOM
23
Sales
51
Inv
18

Essex

Median
$930k
DOM
14
Sales
5
Inv
6

Hamilton

Median
$850k
DOM
25
Sales
19
Inv
10

Ipswich

Median
$869k
DOM
15
Sales
36
Inv
23

Lynn

Median
$549k
DOM
33
Sales
134
Inv
100

Lynnfield

Median
$1.12m
DOM
14
Sales
36
Inv
21

Manchester-by-the-Sea

Median
$754k
DOM
13
Sales
6
Inv
10

Middleton

Median
$952k
DOM
34
Sales
25
Inv
21

Nahant

Median
$1.02m
DOM
122
Sales
5
Inv
17

Newburyport

Median
$905k
DOM
21
Sales
67
Inv
58

Peabody

Median
$655k
DOM
19
Sales
85
Inv
31

Reading

Median
$743k
DOM
24
Sales
53
Inv
32

Revere

Median
$585k
DOM
30
Sales
70
Inv
59

Rockport

Median
$900k
DOM
30
Sales
21
Inv
29

Topsfield

Median
$875k
DOM
13
Sales
10
Inv
3

Wenham

Median
$1.72m
DOM
61
Sales
11
Inv
9

Winthrop

Median
$535k
DOM
41
Sales
43
Inv
56

Data provided by MLS PIN. All information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Data is based on the closed date as of Jun 30, 2026 end of day. This report was last updated Jul 6, 2026.

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