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Median Home Price in Malden, MA

The median home value in Malden, MA is $688,066 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.79% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$688,066

Year-over-Year

+1.79%

Population

66,046

Malden ranks #63 of 134 Massachusetts cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 3.6% above the state's city median of $664,186. It sits in Middlesex County, where the county-wide median is $825,261.

Housing affordability in Malden

Median household income in Malden is $100,606, so the typical home value is about 6.8× 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 Malden

Malden police recorded a violent crime rate of 292 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,180 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 Malden

What is the average home price in Malden, 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 Malden, that value is $688,066. That's up 1.79% from a year earlier. It is about 3.6% above the typical Massachusetts city tracked here.

Is Malden expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Malden are cheaper than Middlesex County as a whole, where the median is $825,261 — a difference of about 16.6%.

Is Malden affordable?

Median household income here is $100,606, so the typical home value is about 6.8× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Malden a safe place to live?

Malden police reported 292 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 66,046. 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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