Essex County, MA monthly real estate update

Stacker compiled statistics about real estate prices in Essex County using data from realtor.com. Statistics are as of May 2023.

The median listing price in the United States was $441,445 in May, which is 0.91% higher than a year ago. Essex County has the seventh highest median listing price per square foot out of 14 counties in Massachusetts. Essex also has the seventh highest active listings in the state.

Essex County real estate by the numbers
- Median list price: $789,450
--- 8.9% increase from April
--- 9.1% increase from a year ago
- Active listing count: 467 (710 new listings)
- Median days on the market: 15 days
- Price increased count: 10
- Price reduced count: 108
- Median listing price per square foot: $379.0 per square foot

Counties with the highest median listing price in Massachusetts
#1. Nantucket County: $4,880,000
#2. Dukes County: $2,511,250
#3. Suffolk County: $1,024,500
#4. Middlesex County: $995,000
#5. Norfolk County: $924,925

Counties with the lowest median listing price in Massachusetts
#1. Hampden County: $344,175
#2. Franklin County: $367,200
#3. Berkshire County: $507,450
#4. Worcester County: $529,950
#5. Hampshire County: $553,650