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Median Home Price in Newburyport, MA

The median home value in Newburyport, MA is $946,435 as of 2026-07-31, up 3.85% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$946,435

Year-over-Year

+3.85%

Population

19,232

Newburyport ranks #27 of 134 Massachusetts cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 42.5% 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 Newburyport

Median household income in Newburyport is $139,625, 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 Newburyport

Newburyport police recorded a violent crime rate of 47 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 395 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 Newburyport

What is the average home price in Newburyport, 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 Newburyport, that value is $946,435. That's up 3.85% from a year earlier. It is about 42.5% above the typical Massachusetts city tracked here.

Is Newburyport expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Newburyport are more expensive than Essex County as a whole, where the median is $731,630 — a difference of about 29.4%.

Is Newburyport affordable?

Median household income here is $139,625, 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 Newburyport a safe place to live?

Newburyport police reported 47 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 19,232. 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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