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Burlington housing market report, October 2026

Home sales in Burlington rose 82% from October 2025.

20
homes sold in October (11 a year earlier)
7 days
typical time to an accepted offer
60%
sold for the first asking price or more

20 homes sold in Burlington in October, up from 11 a year earlier. The typical sale price was $808K, or $423 a square foot.

The typical home had an accepted offer in 7 days (8 a year earlier). 60% sold for the first asking price or more, against 36% a year earlier.

Buyers took homes faster than sellers listed them: 23 got an accepted offer while 18 came on the market.

Across Greater Boston, 43% of homes sold for the asking price or more. Buyers in Burlington were more likely to pay full price.

By type of homeOctober, with a year earlier

TypeSoldTypical pricePer sq ftDays to offerAt or above asking
Single-family homes17 (10)$808K$4236 (8)65% (30%)
Condos3 (1)––––

A year earlier in brackets. Typical means the middle sale: half sold for more, half for less. Monthly prices move with the mix of homes that sell, so small changes mean little; we compare prices per square foot, and only when 20 or more homes sold in both months.

Burlington sales in October were 82% above a year earlier

Homes sold each month, Oct 2025 to Oct 2026

3015
20
Oct 2025Oct 2026
Source: Verified market data; analysis by the Observer Markets Desk.
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MonthHomes sold
Oct 202511
Nov 202513
Dec 202517
Jan 20269
Feb 20266
Mar 202611
Apr 202614
May 202620
Jun 202628
Jul 202628
Aug 202614
Sep 202615
Oct 202620

What buyers paid against the first asking price in Burlington

Typical sale price as a share of the first asking price, by month. The line at 100% is full price.

100.3%
Oct 2025Oct 2026
Source: Verified market data; analysis by the Observer Markets Desk.
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MonthSale ÷ first asking
Oct 202596.8%
Nov 2025100.0%
Dec 2025100.7%
Jan 2026101.7%
Feb 202692.8%
Mar 2026100.2%
Apr 2026100.0%
May 2026100.9%
Jun 2026100.1%
Jul 2026100.9%
Aug 2026101.3%
Sep 2026100.0%
Oct 2026100.3%

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Boston Real Estate Observer, "Burlington housing market report, October 2026," published November 11, 2026, https://bostonrealestateobserver.com/reports/burlington/2026-10/.

Homes are single-family, condo and multi-family sales, not rentals, counted in the month they closed. Days to an accepted offer run from listing to accepted offer. Figures were frozen on November 11, 2026 and won't change; the live page has today's numbers. Source: verified market data; analysis by the Boston Real Estate Observer.