Medford, MA Housing Market 2026: What Homes Actually Sell For
What homes actually sell for in Medford: a median closing price of $860,000 across 296 closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, plus the full price spread.
If you invest in or around Medford, the number that matters is what homes actually close for, not what sellers are asking. Here is what Medford sale prices look like right now, built from the closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, as of September 2026.
The snapshot
- •Closings tracked, last 6 months: 296
- •Median sold price, last 6 months: $860,000
- •Median sold $/sqft, last 6 months: $510
- •Middle half of sales closed between: $685,000 and $1,035,000
What the numbers say
Resideline tracked 296 closed sales in Medford over the last six months, with a median closing price of $860,000. That median is the midpoint of what buyers actually paid, not what sellers hoped to get, which is why it moves differently from the asking prices you see on listing sites. The middle half of those sales closed between $685,000 and $1,035,000. That spread matters more than the headline median: where a specific property sits inside it decides whether the citywide number helps you or misleads you. These are the closings Resideline tracks and may differ from complete county or municipal records. Across the 296 closings with usable living area, the middle half sold between $433 and $570 per square foot.
Figures last updated September 6, 2026 from closings Resideline tracked.
Median home price in Medford, MA (September 2026)
The median home price in Medford is $860,000, measured across the 296 closed sales Resideline tracked over the last six months. The middle half of those sales closed between $685,000 and $1,035,000.
Where Medford sale prices land
Medians hide the shape of a market. The distribution above covers the closed sales Resideline tracked in Medford over the last six months that carry a usable sale date, trimmed to the 5th through 95th percentile, with the middle half of sales closing between $685,000 and $1,035,000. Among the 40 Massachusetts markets with a published band, Medford's middle-half spread ($685,000 to $1,035,000) ranks 6th from the narrowest. Where your target property sits inside that spread matters more than the citywide median.
How long a sale takes here
- •Listed to under contract: a median of 20 days, across 141 Medford closings Resideline tracked in the last six months
- •Contract to closing: a median of 26 days, across 134 Medford closings Resideline tracked in the last six months
The Medford angle
Medford's tracked record over the last six months shows 296 closings, a median closed sale price of $860,000, and a middle half of sales running from $685,000 to $1,035,000. Two things stand out. That combination makes the citywide statistics unusually easy to reason with. A typical Medford sale sits near $860,000, and a property's distance from that figure should map onto identifiable differences from an ordinary local closing. Use matched closed sales to establish those differences instead of guessing at them.
From market read to offer price
A market read is the backdrop. The decision still comes down to one property and one number: what it is actually worth and what you should pay. Every Resideline report opens with this same market snapshot for the subject's exact ZIP code, then gives you the property's value, the sold comps behind it, and a market rent estimate. Pricing a specific deal? The free ARV calculator and rental property calculator run the numbers in about a minute.
And we show our work. Every estimate is frozen while the home is for sale and graded against the real closing price after it sells. See the live accuracy dashboard for the receipts, or read how the Area Market Snapshot works.
Run any Medford address through Resideline and you will see the local market and the property's value together, in one report.
Cite this
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Source: Resideline Market Watch
Market: Medford, MA
Geography: incorporated municipality, Census place 2539835
Data updated: September 2026
Analysis period: last six months
Tracked closings: 296
Median sold price: $860,000
Median sold $/sqft: $510 (296 qualifying)
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The local market statistics in this report are calculated from closed sales tracked by Resideline. Transaction coverage may differ from complete county or municipal records.
Every local market figure on this page is computed from closed sales Resideline tracked in Medford over the last six months, and is refreshed when the data is.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median home price in Medford?
The median sold price in Medford over the last 6 months is $860,000, measured across 296 closings Resideline tracked.
How many homes sold in Medford last month?
Resideline tracked 54 closed sales in Medford in August 2026, out of 296 closings tracked over the last six months. These are tracked samples of market activity, not official county totals.
What is the typical sale price range in Medford?
The middle half of Medford sales over the last six months closed between $685,000 and $1,035,000, with a median of $860,000.
What is the typical price per square foot in Medford?
Among qualifying Medford closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, the median sold price per square foot was $510, measured across 296 sales with usable living area. Median is used rather than average because outliers distort the mean.
Is the Medford median a reliable pricing anchor?
As anchors go it is a well-behaved one. The middle half of tracked Medford closings spans $685,000 to $1,035,000, and the median sits evenly between the two quartiles. That makes $860,000 a fair description of a typical sale, though a specific property still needs matched closed sales to justify how far from it the final number should sit.