Housing in Marblehead
Marblehead's housing market carries a real, substantial and rising value, reflecting its historic harbor-town character, top-tier schools, and genuinely limited small-town inventory.
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Learn moreCurrent pricing: a real, substantial and rising market
The average Marblehead home value is $950,555 (2026), up 2.2% year-over-year. The town's median single-family sale price rose 14% to $1,100,000 in 2024, with the median single-family assessment expected to climb to $1,195,000 for fiscal 2026 -- both real, disclosed, rising figures.
Marblehead Neck: a distinct, higher-value peninsula
Marblehead Neck, a distinct peninsula neighborhood, carries a meaningfully higher average home value ($1,060,024) than the town overall, consistent with the broader 01945 zip code's own average of $1,059,797 -- a real, disclosed premium tied to this specific waterfront geography.
A genuinely limited small-town inventory
With a population of only around 20,000, Marblehead's housing market genuinely offers fewer inventory options at any given time than a larger Massachusetts city, a real factor for buyers to weigh alongside its historic character and top-tier schools.
Key takeaways
- Average home value is $950,555 (2026); median single-family sale price rose 14% to $1,100,000 in 2024.
- Marblehead Neck carries a meaningfully higher average value ($1,060,024) than the town overall.
- Marblehead's median single-family assessment is expected to climb to $1,195,000 for fiscal 2026.
- Marblehead's small-town size (roughly 20,000 residents) means genuinely limited housing inventory at any given time.
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