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Amesbury, MA Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q4 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Amesbury, MA Housing Market Trends

With 17,179 people, 7,588 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $583,430, real estate costs in Amesbury are among some of the highest in the nation, although house prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive Massachusetts communities.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Amesbury, accounting for 48.43% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Amesbury include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 26.18%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 15.37%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 10.02%).

Dwellings in Amesbury tend to be quite small (one, two, or no bedrooms) and owner occupied. In fact, 54.36% of the homes in Amesbury have two or fewer bedrooms.

There is a lot of housing in Amesbury built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Amesbury built before 1939 ( 36.53%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 16.52%). There's also some housing in Amesbury built between 2000 and later ( 10.12%).

Amesbury Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Amesbury have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 93.13%, which ranks in the top 40% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Amesbury house appreciation rate of 6.80%.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Amesbury's appreciation rate, at 6.13%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Amesbury's appreciation rate has been 1.11%, which annualizes to a rate of 4.52%.

Relative to Massachusetts, our data show that Amesbury's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 80% of the other cities and towns in Massachusetts.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$583,430

Amesbury, MA Home Prices
> $1,322,000
$992,001 - $1,322,000
$661,001 - $992,000
$529,001 - $661,000
$397,001 - $529,000
$265,001 - $397,000
$132,001 - $265,000
$66,001 - $132,000
$0 - $66,000
1.1%
1.1%
5.4%
5.4%
24.5%
24.5%
30.3%
30.3%
16.8%
16.8%
14.5%
14.5%
4.3%
4.3%
1.1%
1.1%
2.0%
2.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Average

for Massachusetts

Very High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

7,588

Amesbury Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$2,788 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
66.2%
66.2%
33.8%
33.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
2.8%
2.8%
97.2%
97.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
10.1%
10.1%
36.8%
36.8%
16.5%
16.5%
36.5%
36.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
48.4%
48.4%
10.0%
10.0%
15.4%
15.4%
26.2%
26.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
2.9%
2.9%
16.0%
16.0%
35.5%
35.5%
32.3%
32.3%
12.2%
12.2%
1.2%
1.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes