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Median Home Price in Dedham, MA

The median home value in Dedham, MA is $775,939 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.96% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$775,939

Year-over-Year

+1.96%

Population

25,355

Dedham ranks #49 of 134 Massachusetts cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 16.8% above the state's city median of $664,186. It sits in Norfolk County, where the county-wide median is $781,743.

Housing affordability in Dedham

Median household income in Dedham is $128,955, so the typical home value is about 6.0× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Dedham

Dedham police recorded a violent crime rate of 272 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,325 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Dedham

What is the average home price in Dedham, MA?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Dedham, that value is $775,939. That's up 1.96% from a year earlier. It is about 16.8% above the typical Massachusetts city tracked here.

Is Dedham expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Dedham are cheaper than Norfolk County as a whole, where the median is $781,743 — a difference of about 0.7%.

Is Dedham affordable?

Median household income here is $128,955, so the typical home value is about 6.0× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Dedham a safe place to live?

Dedham police reported 272 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 25,355. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.