Cities with the fastest growing home prices in Boston metro area

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June 27, 2023
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Cities with the fastest growing home prices in Boston metro area

It goes without saying that the coronavirus pandemic sparked a wave of uncertainty across myriad industries, and no other market has quite felt its impact like that of real estate.

The pandemic became a driving force behind the continued real estate boom, with high demand for vacation homes and a limited supply of housing that prompted buyers and investors to bid up prices for affordable properties, causing home prices to skyrocket. Since then, increasing mortgage rates have slowed growth, with prices even declining in some places. But some areas are still seeing price jumps compared to the year before.

Stacker compiled a list of cities with the fastest-growing home prices in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area using data from Zillow. Cities are ranked by 1-year price change as of May 2023. The typical home value in the United States increased over the last year by 0.9% to $346,856. Data was available for 198 cities and towns in Boston.

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#30. Lee, NH

- 1-year price change: +$17,727 (+3.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$180,786 (+51.7%)
- Typical home value: $530,792 (#147 most expensive city in metro)
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#29. Wayland, MA

- 1-year price change: +$17,912 (+1.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$275,454 (+36.9%)
- Typical home value: $1,022,284 (#21 most expensive city in metro)
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#28. Durham, NH

- 1-year price change: +$18,272 (+3.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$177,002 (+41.9%)
- Typical home value: $599,293 (#114 most expensive city in metro)
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#27. Hampton, NH

- 1-year price change: +$18,539 (+3.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$194,800 (+53.5%)
- Typical home value: $558,615 (#131 most expensive city in metro)
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#26. Milton, MA

- 1-year price change: +$19,238 (+2.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$206,507 (+28.1%)
- Typical home value: $941,448 (#30 most expensive city in metro)
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#25. Dover, MA

- 1-year price change: +$19,378 (+1.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$359,845 (+30.6%)
- Typical home value: $1,537,084 (#4 most expensive city in metro)
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#24. Chester, NH

- 1-year price change: +$19,639 (+3.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$198,785 (+52.7%)
- Typical home value: $576,251 (#124 most expensive city in metro)
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#23. Derry, NH

- 1-year price change: +$19,721 (+4.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$165,312 (+57.5%)
- Typical home value: $452,964 (#183 most expensive city in metro)
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#22. Middleton, NH

- 1-year price change: +$19,765 (+5.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$134,305 (+60.0%)
- Typical home value: $358,123 (#196 most expensive city in metro)
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#21. Sudbury, MA

- 1-year price change: +$20,051 (+1.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$237,307 (+29.2%)
- Typical home value: $1,051,319 (#20 most expensive city in metro)
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#20. Newmarket, NH

- 1-year price change: +$20,240 (+4.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$169,697 (+54.4%)
- Typical home value: $481,764 (#171 most expensive city in metro)
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#19. Dover, NH

- 1-year price change: +$20,483 (+4.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$156,801 (+50.5%)
- Typical home value: $467,531 (#180 most expensive city in metro)
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#18. Burlington, MA

- 1-year price change: +$21,507 (+2.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$185,934 (+31.3%)
- Typical home value: $779,905 (#51 most expensive city in metro)
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#17. Sharon, MA

- 1-year price change: +$21,984 (+2.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$165,242 (+26.9%)
- Typical home value: $778,604 (#52 most expensive city in metro)
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#16. Strafford, NH

- 1-year price change: +$22,010 (+4.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$152,828 (+48.6%)
- Typical home value: $467,008 (#181 most expensive city in metro)
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#15. Gloucester, MA

- 1-year price change: +$22,621 (+3.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$188,410 (+39.7%)
- Typical home value: $663,325 (#89 most expensive city in metro)
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#14. Essex, MA

- 1-year price change: +$23,733 (+3.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$226,205 (+40.0%)
- Typical home value: $792,178 (#47 most expensive city in metro)
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#13. Portsmouth, NH

- 1-year price change: +$23,807 (+3.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$214,222 (+46.3%)
- Typical home value: $676,762 (#82 most expensive city in metro)
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#12. Nahant, MA

- 1-year price change: +$23,838 (+2.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$249,005 (+39.3%)
- Typical home value: $883,293 (#35 most expensive city in metro)
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#11. Newbury, MA

- 1-year price change: +$24,209 (+3.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$233,627 (+41.5%)
- Typical home value: $796,951 (#45 most expensive city in metro)
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#10. Marshfield, MA

- 1-year price change: +$24,249 (+3.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$203,466 (+42.3%)
- Typical home value: $684,701 (#79 most expensive city in metro)
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#9. Winchester, MA

- 1-year price change: +$25,604 (+1.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$323,803 (+30.6%)
- Typical home value: $1,382,142 (#6 most expensive city in metro)
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#8. Manchester, MA

- 1-year price change: +$26,049 (+2.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$312,827 (+37.3%)
- Typical home value: $1,152,075 (#14 most expensive city in metro)
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#7. Lynnfield, MA

- 1-year price change: +$28,873 (+3.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$240,301 (+32.5%)
- Typical home value: $979,937 (#23 most expensive city in metro)
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#6. Wellesley, MA

- 1-year price change: +$31,098 (+1.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$445,762 (+34.7%)
- Typical home value: $1,731,774 (#3 most expensive city in metro)
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#5. Lexington, MA

- 1-year price change: +$38,537 (+2.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$360,446 (+35.0%)
- Typical home value: $1,391,625 (#5 most expensive city in metro)
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#4. Hampton Falls, NH

- 1-year price change: +$39,611 (+5.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$261,314 (+53.9%)
- Typical home value: $746,158 (#58 most expensive city in metro)
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#3. Atkinson, NH

- 1-year price change: +$40,954 (+7.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$191,142 (+48.8%)
- Typical home value: $583,134 (#121 most expensive city in metro)
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#2. New Castle, NH

- 1-year price change: +$52,993 (+2.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$635,390 (+49.8%)
- Typical home value: $1,912,266 (#2 most expensive city in metro)
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#1. Weston, MA

- 1-year price change: +$55,583 (+2.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$582,340 (+41.5%)
- Typical home value: $1,986,598 (#1 most expensive city in metro)
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