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Marblehead

Marblehead has 35 homes for sale. 43% of them have cut their price, against 45% statewide. Over the past 12 months, single-family homes went under agreement in a median 8 days, and 52% sold at or above their first asking price.

43%
of homes for sale have cut their price
41
days on the market, typical listing now
48%
of homes sold in the past 12 months went at or above the first asking price

43% sellers in Marblehead have cut their price, about the state's pace.

Share of homes for sale with a price cut. Every dot is a Massachusetts town with 20 or more listings. Marblehead ranks 145 of 230, where 1 has the most cuts.

Marblehead43%
0%Statewide 45%80%
Statewide: 7,598 of 16,853 homes for sale. Source: Verified market data; analysis by the Observer Markets Desk.
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TownFor saleWith a price cut
Hopkinton5470%
Reading2868%
Templeton2868%
Groton3266%
Hull5265%
Northborough4365%
Ashland3465%
Mattapoisett4363%
Amherst4262%
Athol3962%
Sandwich6360%
Waltham11360%
Ashburnham2560%
Hudson5260%
Rockland4760%
Sudbury4760%
Millis2259%
Hanover2458%
West Brookfield2458%
Belmont5558%
Bourne7158%
Marion3757%
Dedham6057%
Somerset2357%
Westfield7156%

Single-family homes are selling just under the first asking price.

Median sale price as a share of the first asking price, by month of sale. The black line is 100% of the asking price; above it, buyers paid more than the seller first asked.

Single-family

102.4%
Oct 2025Oct 2026

Condos

87.0%
Oct 2025Oct 2026
Months with fewer than 5 sales are left out. Source: Verified market data; analysis by the Observer Markets Desk.
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MonthSingle-familyCondos
October 2025100.0% (18 sales)110.7% (7 sales)
November 202594.2% (9 sales)100.0% (5 sales)
December 202595.7% (10 sales)97.1% (6 sales)
January 202698.5% (12 sales)– (3 sales)
February 202696.2% (8 sales)– (3 sales)
March 2026– (4 sales)– (1 sales)
April 2026104.0% (9 sales)96.4% (6 sales)
May 2026102.8% (14 sales)101.3% (5 sales)
June 2026101.3% (19 sales)97.2% (7 sales)
July 2026101.2% (32 sales)94.5% (7 sales)
August 202697.2% (13 sales)97.1% (6 sales)
September 202695.3% (14 sales)95.3% (5 sales)
October 2026102.4% (15 sales)87.0% (5 sales)

The number of homes for sale in Marblehead has held steady for 12 weeks.

Homes for sale at the end of each week, and offers accepted each week. At the last four weeks' pace, today's homes would take 10 weeks to go under agreement.

Homes for sale

5025
37
Aug 3Oct 26

Offers accepted

84
4
Aug 3Oct 26
Source: Verified market data; analysis by the Observer Markets Desk.
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Week ofFor saleOffers acceptedNew listings
Aug 33774
Aug 103172
Aug 173144
Aug 243043
Aug 313045
Sep 736311
Sep 143183
Sep 2140211
Sep 284189
Oct 53853
Oct 123935
Oct 193633
Oct 263746

What sold in the last 12 months

By home type. Median sale price, with days to an accepted offer and the share that sold at or above the first asking price.

  • Single-family$1.13M160 sales · 8 days to offer · 52% at or above first ask
  • Condos$599K59 sales · 17 days to offer · 39% at or above first ask
Source: Verified market data; analysis by the Observer Markets Desk.
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TypeSalesMedian priceDays to offerOffer within 7 daysAt or above first ask
Single-family160$1,125,000848%52%
Condos59$599,0001736%39%

A typical two-bedroom in Marblehead leases for $2,850 a month.

Rent by bedrooms, leases signed in the last 12 months. The dot is the typical rent; the bar spans the middle half of leases.

  • 1 bed$2,100Middle half $1,895–$2,500 · 31 leases
  • 2 beds$2,850Middle half $2,500–$3,500 · 53 leases
  • 3 beds$3,500Middle half $3,200–$5,000 · 15 leases
  • 4+ beds$4,500Middle half $3,950–$5,500 · 10 leases
113 leases; 81% leased at the asking rent. Source: Verified market data; analysis by the Observer Markets Desk.
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BedroomsLeasesTypical rentMiddle halfDays to lease
1 bed31$2,100$1,895–$2,50049
2 beds53$2,850$2,500–$3,50039
3 beds15$3,500$3,200–$5,00043
4+ beds10$4,500$3,950–$5,50049

How we measure

Figures come from the multiple listing service most Massachusetts agents use, verified and refreshed every morning. A price cut means the current asking price is below the original one. Days to offer runs from the listing date to the accepted offer. Sales are closings in the last 12 months; homes sold without an agent are not included. Coming-soon listings are never counted.

Reported, written, fact-checked and published by the Observer's agentic newsroom. Every figure is checked against verified market data before it runs.