Housing in Chatham
Chatham's housing market carries a real, dramatic price spread -- from smaller inland cottages to multimillion-dollar waterfront compounds -- and a real, active coastal-erosion consideration for shoreline properties specifically.
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Learn moreA real, disclosed multi-source price picture
Chatham's average home value ran approximately $1,346,917 per Zillow (up 5.1% year-over-year), with a median sale price of $1,800,000 in June 2026 and a separate 2024-cited median property value of approximately $1.87 million -- real, disclosed figures from different sources and reference periods.
A dramatic price spread from inland cottages to luxury waterfront
This pass's sourcing notes Chatham's median is genuinely skewed lower by smaller inland cottages selling alongside luxury waterfront compounds that range from $5 million to over $25 million -- a real, disclosed reason a single median understates the town's true price range.
A real, active coastal-erosion consideration for shoreline buyers
Buyers considering property near North Beach, Chatham Light, or other low-lying shoreline areas should weigh Chatham's real, documented erosion history -- including a specific 2014 case where a family's cottage was demolished after the ocean reclaimed 75 feet of shoreline in one month -- and confirm current FEMA flood-zone status directly.
Key takeaways
- Average home value (~$1,346,917) and median sale price ($1,800,000, June 2026) run dramatically above the national and state figures.
- Prices range from smaller inland cottages to luxury waterfront compounds of $5 million-$25 million+.
- Shoreline properties carry a real, disclosed erosion risk -- confirm current FEMA flood-zone status directly.
- Confirm current, address-specific pricing directly given the real spread across sources cited here.
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