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Newburyport, MA Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q4 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Newburyport, MA Housing Market Trends

With a population of 18,662, 7,591 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $904,926, Newburyport house prices are not only among the most expensive in Massachusetts, Newburyport real estate also is some of the most expensive in all of America.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Newburyport, accounting for 53.05% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Newburyport include duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 18.24%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 14.64%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 14.07%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Newburyport. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 75.67% of Newburyport's homes, and 55.78% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

The housing in Newburyport was primarily built before 1939 ( 46.52%), making the housing stock in Newburyport some of the oldest overall in America, although there is a range of ages of homes in Newburyport. The next most important housing age is between 1970-1999 ( 27.03%), followed by between 1940-1969 ( 17.37%). There's also some housing in Newburyport built between 2000 and later ( 9.08%).

Newburyport Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Newburyport have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 88.68%, which ranks in the top 50% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Newburyport house appreciation rate of 6.55%.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Newburyport's appreciation rate, at 6.13%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Newburyport's appreciation rate has been 1.11%, which annualizes to a rate of 4.52%.

Relative to Massachusetts, our data show that Newburyport's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 60% of the other cities and towns in Massachusetts.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$904,926

Newburyport, MA Home Prices
> $1,271,000
$953,001 - $1,271,000
$635,001 - $953,000
$508,001 - $635,000
$382,001 - $508,000
$255,001 - $382,000
$127,001 - $255,000
$64,001 - $127,000
$0 - $64,000
16.3%
16.3%
31.2%
31.2%
34.1%
34.1%
10.7%
10.7%
4.0%
4.0%
2.6%
2.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Very High

for Massachusetts

Very High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

7,591

Newburyport Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$2,992 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
75.7%
75.7%
24.3%
24.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
7.9%
7.9%
92.1%
92.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
9.1%
9.1%
27.0%
27.0%
17.4%
17.4%
46.5%
46.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
53.1%
53.1%
14.1%
14.1%
18.2%
18.2%
14.6%
14.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
0.1%
0.1%
12.8%
12.8%
26.0%
26.0%
37.7%
37.7%
18.1%
18.1%
5.4%
5.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes