Housing · Gloucester

Gloucester, MA housing market

The typical Gloucester home is worth about $777,000, up 2.3% in a year, 17% above the Massachusetts typical home. Homes typically sell in 22 days, close to asking.

Home values, sales, trends and how Gloucester compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.

The market right now

Gloucester at a glance

Typical home value
$777K
▲ 2.3% in a year · Zillow
Median sale price
$829K
May 2026 · Redfin
Days on market
22
Massachusetts: 21 days
Sale-to-list
98.9%
Homes sell near asking
Homes sold
16
in May · 69 for sale
Market temperature

A balanced market

Buyer's marketBalancedSeller's market

About 4.3 months of supply: neither buyers nor sellers have a clear edge.

Ten-year trend

Typical home value, 2016–2026

GloucesterMassachusetts
$300K$400K$500K$600K$700K$800K 20182020202220242026 Gloucester $777K Massachusetts $662K
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JanuaryGloucesterMassachusetts
2017$418,000$382,000
2018$447,000$407,000
2019$466,000$426,000
2020$477,000$438,000
2021$536,000$485,000
2022$595,000$536,000
2023$637,000$572,000
2024$701,000$616,000
2025$743,000$648,000
2026$765,000$658,000
August 2026$777,000$662,000
Next door

Gloucester and its neighbors

The towns that share a border. Tap one to see its housing page.
TownTypical value1-yr changeDays on marketMedian income
Gloucester $777K +2.3% 22 $83,883
Rockport $886K +3.8% — $96,250
Essex $910K +1.9% — $157,147
Ipswich $852K +1.9% 20 $138,750
Affordability

9.3 years of income

The typical Gloucester home costs about 9.3 years of the town's median household income, more than across Massachusetts (6.4 years).

How Gloucester ranks on affordability →

Home value ÷ ACS median household income.

The homes

Owners, rent & taxes

Homeownership
63.9%
Massachusetts: 62.5%
Median tax bill
$6,152
Massachusetts: $5,992
Median rent
$1,411
Massachusetts: $1,762
Typical home built
1946
Massachusetts: 1964

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Listings link to their publishers.

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