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Median Home Price in Ipswich, MA

The median home value in Ipswich, MA is $858,885 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.54% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$858,885

Year-over-Year

+1.54%

Population

14,215

Ipswich ranks #35 of 134 Massachusetts cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 29.3% above the state's city median of $664,186. It sits in Essex County, where the county-wide median is $731,630.

Housing affordability in Ipswich

Median household income in Ipswich is $104,102, so the typical home value is about 8.3× 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 Ipswich

Ipswich police recorded a violent crime rate of 134 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 274 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 Ipswich

What is the average home price in Ipswich, 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 Ipswich, that value is $858,885. That's up 1.54% from a year earlier. It is about 29.3% above the typical Massachusetts city tracked here.

Is Ipswich expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Ipswich are more expensive than Essex County as a whole, where the median is $731,630 — a difference of about 17.4%.

Is Ipswich affordable?

Median household income here is $104,102, so the typical home value is about 8.3× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Ipswich a safe place to live?

Ipswich police reported 134 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 14,215. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.

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