Essex County, MA Home Values & Market Trends
The median home price in Essex County, MA is $734,105. There were 4,454 home sales in Essex County, MA over the past 12 months. The median residential Essex County, MA home value for transactions over the previous year is $604,468. The number of current listings in Essex County, MA is 6,878, and the percentage of properties for sale is 6878.00%. The county has 308 foreclosures, 7 bank owned properties, 49 headed for auction, and 6,878 properties for sale.
Essex County, MA Real Estate Market Overview
| City | Median Est. Value | City | Median Est. Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn | $ 565,218 $ 422/sqft | Boxford | $ 1,150,000 $ 399/sqft |
| Haverhill | $ 564,578 $ 334/sqft | Salisbury | $ 636,524 $ 399/sqft |
| Methuen | $ 619,265 $ 340/sqft | South Hamilton | $ 881,825 $ 465/sqft |
| Andover | $ 1,080,322 $ 424/sqft | Georgetown | $ 761,032 $ 391/sqft |
| Peabody | $ 693,500 $ 426/sqft | Groveland | $ 763,573 $ 392/sqft |
| Beverly | $ 798,935 $ 505/sqft | Rockport | $ 886,310 $ 591/sqft |
| Salem | $ 652,103 $ 430/sqft | Topsfield | $ 1,036,635 $ 438/sqft |
| Saugus | $ 696,872 $ 422/sqft | Manchester | $ 1,584,122 $ 615/sqft |
| North Andover | $ 903,049 $ 383/sqft | Merrimac | $ 714,668 $ 357/sqft |
| Lawrence | $ 525,000 $ 376/sqft | Newbury | $ 953,822 $ 542/sqft |
| Gloucester | $ 771,827 $ 521/sqft | Rowley | $ 795,895 $ 398/sqft |
| Marblehead | $ 1,075,300 $ 559/sqft | West Newbury | $ 964,324 $ 391/sqft |
| Newburyport | $ 1,065,804 $ 590/sqft | Wenham | $ 1,109,795 $ 472/sqft |
| Danvers | $ 757,572 $ 405/sqft | Nahant | $ 950,000 $ 528/sqft |
| Amesbury | $ 693,558 $ 405/sqft | Byfield | $ 846,470 $ 381/sqft |
| Lynnfield | $ 1,116,301 $ 447/sqft | Essex | $ 966,838 $ 457/sqft |
| Ipswich | $ 893,244 $ 418/sqft | Hathorne | $ -- $ -- |
| Swampscott | $ 822,393 $ 477/sqft | Prides Crossing | $ -- $ -- |
| Middleton | $ 949,500 $ 440/sqft |
Housing Market Summary for Essex County, MA
| Sep 2025 | September 2026 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Listing Price | $674.9K | $706.2K | 4.63% |
| Median Sold Price | $686.8K | $617.1K | -10.15% |
| Homes For Sale | 6,181 | 6,764 | 9.43% |
| Homes Sold | 2,700 | 2,373 | -12.11% |
Price Per Square Foot
On an average, Single Family homes cost $33 more per sqft than Condos. In comparison with sales price/sqft last week, list price/sqft of Single Family homes increased by 1.93% whereas, list price/sqft of Condos increased by 9.38%.
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Essex County, MA home values range from $62,000 to $21,000,000. Manchester is the priciest city with a median listing home price of $1,542,500, and Lawrence is most affordable with average house prices of around $504,900.
- Pre-ForeclosurePre-foreclosure homes account for 2.54% of all residential properties in Essex County, MA with Lynn containing 41 pre-foreclosures, the highest number of pre-foreclosure properties in a single city. There are 37 cities within Essex County, MA; of those cities, the estimated home value for pre-foreclosure homes ranges from $1,030,018 in Essex to the lowest home value of $268,675 in Haverhill.
- Bank OwnedThe median estimated home value of bank owned homes (REO properties) in Essex County, MA ranges from the highest value of $994,495 in Marblehead to the lowest value of $340,350 in Wenham. Bank owned homes and properties account for 0.07% of properties in Essex County, MA. There are 37 cities within Essex County, MA; Boxford containing 2 REO properties, has the highest number of bank owned properties in a single city.
- AuctionsLynn has 9 auction properties, the highest number of properties going to auction in a single city in the state of Essex County, MA. Auction homes and other auction properties account for 0.49% of all properties in Essex County, MA. There are 37 cities within Essex County, MA; of those cities, the median estimated home value for homes going to auction ranges from $657,807 in Lynnfield to the lowest value of $186,579 in Lynnfield.
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