Massachusetts Home Buyer Guide

Greater Boston home prices looked strong in 2025, but regional numbers tell only part of the story.

The median price of a single-family home rose 5.1 percent last year compared with 2024, while condominium prices slipped 0.2 percent, according to The Warren Group. The median price of a single-family home in Greater Boston reached $799,000, with condos just shy of $619,000. Those numbers describe a market that remains expensive and competitive. But many communities did not follow that regional price-growth trend.

That is because “Greater Boston” is not one market. It is dozens of overlapping ones,  shaped by school districts, transit access, new construction, zoning, inventory, and the mix of homes that happen to sell in a given year. A shift in that mix — more starter homes in one town, more high-end properties in another, for example — can move a median price without reflecting what a typical buyer will actually encounter.

Metro-wide or statewide statistics offer useful context, but their value has limits. Local data, including price per square foot, recent comparable sales, inventory changes, and days-on-market trends, gives buyers a clearer picture and helps them avoid overreacting to headlines that may not apply to the homes they are shopping for.

The closer the data gets to the property type, neighborhood, and price tier a buyer is focused on, the more useful it becomes.

Where Did Single-family Home Prices Decline in a Rising Greater Boston Market in 2025?

In total, 25 cities and towns in Greater Boston, including a few Boston neighborhoods, experienced a median single-family home price decline of 0.50 percent or more in 2025 compared to 2024.

Regarding condominiums, 59 cities and towns in Greater Boston saw median condo prices decline by 0.50 percent or more in 2025 compared to 2024.

The data comes from The Warren Group, which defines Greater Boston as the 139 Massachusetts cities and towns located within the Interstate 495 corridor.

The following are 51 examples of why all real estate is local.

Which Cities and Towns Had Single-family Price Declines in 2025?

The following are 20 Greater Boston cities and towns in which the median price of a single-family home decreased by 0.50 percent or more.

The cities and towns in bold saw declines of 5 percent or more in 2025 from 2024.

1. Acton: 2024, $952,500; 2025, $943,750; change: -0.9 percent

2. Avon: 2024, $587,000; 2025, $558,500; change: -4.9 percent

3. Franklin: 2024, $722,500; 2025, $700,000; change: -3.1 percent

4. Halifax: 2024, $525,000; 2025, $512,500; change: -2.4 percent

5. Hamilton: 2024, $860,000; 2025, $830,000; change: -3.5 percent

6. Hopkinton: 2024, $1,038,000; 2025, $1,010,000; change: -2.7 percent

7. Lincoln: 2024, $1,725,000; 2025, $1,497,500; change: -13.2 percent

8. Malden: 2024, $710,000; 2025, $697,500; change: -1.8 percent

9. Marblehead: 2024, $1,055,210; 2025, $1,004,500; change: -4.8 percent

10. Medfield: 2024, $1,175,000; 2025, $1,076,250; change: -8.4 percent

11. Middleton: 2024, $967,000; 2025, $944,500; change: -2.3 percent

12. Nahant: 2024, $930,000; 2025, $845,000; change: -9.1 percent

13. Plympton: 2024, $650,000; 2025, $620,000; change: -4.6 percent

14. Salisbury: 2024, $665,000; 2025, $635,000; change: -4.5 percent

15. Southborough: 2024, $1,049,500; 2025, $972,500; change: -7.3 percent

16. Stow: 2024, $820,000; 2025, $780,000; change: -4.9 percent

17. Sudbury: 2024, $1,235,000; 2025, $1,152,000; change: -6.7 percent

18. Wayland: 2024, $1,187,500; 2025, $1,175,000; change: -1.1 percent

19. West Bridgewater: 2024, $575,000; 2025, $550,000; change: -4.3 percent

20. Winthrop: 2024, $727,000; 2025, $719,000; change: -1.1 percent

Which Cities and Towns Had Condominium Price Declines in 2025?

The following are 31 Greater Boston cities and towns in which the median condominium price decreased by 0.5 percent or more.

The cities and towns in bold saw declines of 5 percent or more in 2025 from 2024.

1. Beverly: 2024, $481,000; 2025, $444,000; change: -7.7 percent

2. Brockton: 2024, $280,000; 2025, $275,300; change: -1.7 percent

3. Burlington: 2024, $832,500; 2025, $785,000; change: -5.7 percent

4. Canton: 2024, $599,500; 2025, $543,000; change: -9.4 percent

5. Chelmsford: 2024, $445,000; 2025, $440,000; change: -1.1 percent

6. Chelsea: 2024, $452,500; 2025, $437,000; change: -3.4 percent

7. Everett: 2024, $459,900; 2025, $440,000; change: -4.3 percent

8. Framingham: 2024, $355,000; 2025, $330,000; change: -7.0 percent

9. Gloucester: 2024, $597,000; 2025, $525,000; change: -12.1 percent

10. Hanson: 2024, $603,500; 2025, $519,950; change: -13.8 percent

11. Haverhill: 2024, $410,000; 2025, $400,000; change: -2.4 percent

12. Lynn: 2024, $363,234; 2025, $339,000; change: -6.7 percent

13. Malden: 2024, $466,000; 2025, $424,000; change: -9.0 percent

14. Marblehead: 2024, $595,000; 2025, $580,000; change: -2.5 percent

15. Marlborough: 2024, $422,000; 2025, $404,750; change: -4.1 percent

16. Medford: 2024, $680,000; 2025, $655,000; change: -3.7 percent

17. Medway: 2024, $581,500; 2025, $520,500; change: -10.5 percent

18. Melrose: 2024, $592,500; 2025, $555,000; change: -6.3 percent

19. Natick: 2024, $702,500; 2025, $685,000; change: -2.5 percent

20. Norwood: 2024, $515,000; 2025, $422,500; change: -18.0 percent

21. Pembroke: 2024, $550,000; 2025, $500,000; change: -9.1 percent

22. Randolph: 2024, $425,000; 2025, $350,500; change: -17.5 percent

23. Revere: 2024, $482,000; 2025, $436,000; change: -9.5 percent

24. Sharon: 2024, $345,000; 2025, $335,000; change: -2.9 percent

25. Somerville: 2024, $900,000; 2025, $875,000; change: -2.8 percent

26. Stoneham: 2024, $444,500; 2025, $426,000; change: -4.2 percent

27. Swampscott: 2024, $460,000; 2025, $447,500; change: -2.7 percent

28. Waltham: 2024, $711,500; 2025, $630,000; change: -11.5 percent

29. Whitman: 2024, $458,700; 2025, $435,000; change: -5.2 percent

30. Wilmington: 2024, $661,500; 2025, $632,500; change: -4.4 percent

31. Woburn: 2024, $691,878; 2025, $688,000; change: -0.6 percent