Essex County, MA Real Estate & Property Data

Essex County Real Estate Market Trends
Last Updated: April 22, 2025

With up-to-date real estate data get detailed insight into Essex County, MA sourced from the nation’s leading property data provider. The current median home price in Essex County, MA is $660,000. Essex County real estate data shows that there have been a total of 9,288 residential properties sold over the past 12 months. ATTOM’s Essex County real estate data indicates that the county has 32 properties in foreclosure.

Essex County Real Estate Market Trends
Total Residential Properties 220,478
Total Commercial Properties 11,882
Avg. Home Age (Single Family Home) 61 Years
Avg. Square Feet (Single Family Home) 2,077
Total 2025 Residential Sales (year-to-date) 997
% of Homes Seriously Underwater (Q2 2025) 0.54%
Total 2024 Residential Sales 8,808
% of Equity Rich Homes (Q2 2025) 54.56%
Effective 2024 Property Tax 0.96%
Total Foreclosure Filings (year-to-date) 82
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Essex County, MA Real Estate Overview

There were 9,288 residential properties sold in the past year in Essex County, MA. The median home value in Essex County, MA is $678,466. There are a total of 220,478 residential properties in the Essex.

Median Sales Price i
$660,000
(Feb 2025)
-1.2%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • February '25 Feb '25 $660,000
  • January '25 Jan '25 $650,000
  • December '24 Dec '24 $665,000
  • November '24 Nov '24 $690,000
  • October '24 Oct '24 $700,000
  • September '24 Sep '24 $670,000
  • August '24 Aug '24 $739,950
  • July '24 Jul '24 $710,000
  • June '24 Jun '24 $747,000
  • May '24 May '24 $690,000
  • April '24 Apr '24 $650,000
  • March '24 Mar '24 $685,000
Median Down Payment i
$127,800
(Feb 2025)
+9.6%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • February '25 Feb '25 $127,800
  • January '25 Jan '25 $127,500
  • December '24 Dec '24 $124,000
  • November '24 Nov '24 $121,500
  • October '24 Oct '24 $139,980
  • September '24 Sep '24 $132,900
  • August '24 Aug '24 $162,000
  • July '24 Jul '24 $144,500
  • June '24 Jun '24 $171,000
  • May '24 May '24 $134,500
  • April '24 Apr '24 $114,000
  • March '24 Mar '24 $137,000
Number of Homes Sold i
456
(Feb 2025)
+4.6%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • February '25 Feb '25 456
  • January '25 Jan '25 541
  • December '24 Dec '24 766
  • November '24 Nov '24 712
  • October '24 Oct '24 875
  • September '24 Sep '24 716
  • August '24 Aug '24 963
  • July '24 Jul '24 877
  • June '24 Jun '24 887
  • May '24 May '24 851
  • April '24 Apr '24 647
  • March '24 Mar '24 561
Number of Purchase Loans i
272
(Feb 2025)
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • February '25 Feb '25 272
  • January '25 Jan '25 353
  • December '24 Dec '24 546
  • November '24 Nov '24 506
  • October '24 Oct '24 576
  • September '24 Sep '24 470
  • August '24 Aug '24 639
  • July '24 Jul '24 580
  • June '24 Jun '24 615
  • May '24 May '24 567
  • April '24 Apr '24 421
  • March '24 Mar '24 346
Number of REFI Loans i
357
(Feb 2025)
+1.1%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • February '25 Feb '25 357
  • January '25 Jan '25 405
  • December '24 Dec '24 468
  • November '24 Nov '24 491
  • October '24 Oct '24 597
  • September '24 Sep '24 524
  • August '24 Aug '24 477
  • July '24 Jul '24 434
  • June '24 Jun '24 409
  • May '24 May '24 447
  • April '24 Apr '24 469
  • March '24 Mar '24 403
Number of HELOC Loans i
233
(Feb 2025)
+29.4%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • February '25 Feb '25 233
  • January '25 Jan '25 214
  • December '24 Dec '24 226
  • November '24 Nov '24 203
  • October '24 Oct '24 311
  • September '24 Sep '24 233
  • August '24 Aug '24 230
  • July '24 Jul '24 247
  • June '24 Jun '24 238
  • May '24 May '24 228
  • April '24 Apr '24 245
  • March '24 Mar '24 217

Essex County, MA Real Estate Market Overview

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Essex County, MA Foreclosure Activity

There were a total of 32 Essex County, MA properties with a foreclosure filing in February 2025.

Total Foreclosure Filings i
32
(Feb 2025)
-40.7%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • February '25 Feb '25 32
  • January '25 Jan '25 50
  • December '24 Dec '24 54
  • November '24 Nov '24 49
  • October '24 Oct '24 56
  • September '24 Sep '24 41
  • August '24 Aug '24 69
  • July '24 Jul '24 55
  • June '24 Jun '24 47
  • May '24 May '24 56
  • April '24 Apr '24 57
  • March '24 Mar '24 90
Foreclosure Starts i
19
(Feb 2025)
-47.2%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • February '25 Feb '25 19
  • January '25 Jan '25 33
  • December '24 Dec '24 33
  • November '24 Nov '24 32
  • October '24 Oct '24 33
  • September '24 Sep '24 24
  • August '24 Aug '24 49
  • July '24 Jul '24 33
  • June '24 Jun '24 34
  • May '24 May '24 39
  • April '24 Apr '24 41
  • March '24 Mar '24 62
Completed Foreclosures (REOs) i
  • February '25 Feb '25 N/A
  • January '25 Jan '25 6
  • December '24 Dec '24 3
  • November '24 Nov '24 5
  • October '24 Oct '24 1
  • September '24 Sep '24 N/A
  • August '24 Aug '24 3
  • July '24 Jul '24 1
  • June '24 Jun '24 1
  • May '24 May '24 6
  • April '24 Apr '24 N/A
  • March '24 Mar '24 2
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