Somerville, MA Housing


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Housing in Somerville, MA is currently significantly more expensive than the US median home value. The median housing value in Somerville is $762,800 compared to the US median value of $338,100. While the US saw an 8.27% appreciation rate in home values over a one year period, Somerville experienced only a 5.64% increase in housing appreciation. This indicates that the housing market could be stabilizing or slowing in growth in Somerville, even though prices are still relatively high compared to other parts of the country.

The median home cost in Somerville is $762,800. Home appreciation the last 10 years has been 104.4%. Home Appreciation in Somerville is up 10.6%.

Average Age of Homes
- The median age of Somerville real estate is 78 years old
The Rental Market in Somerville
- Renters make up 63.2% of the Somerville population
- 0.6% of houses and apartments in Somerville, are available to rent

DID YOU KNOW
Buying a home is the biggest single purchase most people make during their lives. The second largest is most often an automobile.

Median Monthly Rent by Number of Bedrooms

   Housing by Year Built

  HousingSomerville, MassachusettsUnited States
  36,685.0139,647,020.0
  6142
  $762,800$338,100
  10.6%16.6%
  44.8%57.0%
  104.4%101.1%
  $11.44$10.98
  $5,317$2,690
  31.9%57.4%
  5.9%11.2%
  62.2%31.4%
  Vacant Housing
  0.6%1.9%
  0.4%0.4%
  0.5%0.7%
  0.4%0.4%
  0.5%3.6%
  3.4%4.1%
  Value of Owner-Occupied Housing
  1.3%2.6%
  0.0%2.4%
  0.1%2.8%
  0.0%3.9%
  0.3%4.5%
  0.2%11.3%
  1.0%13.0%
  2.3%20.1%
  3.4%13.6%
  6.6%8.3%
  36.3%9.7%
  26.9%3.9%
  16.2%2.2%
  4.0%0.8%
  1.4%1.1%
  Housing Units by Year Structure Built
  0.2%0.2%
  2.1%13.6%
  2.1%13.6%
  3.1%13.6%
  4.6%13.2%
  6.7%14.8%
  3.1%13.6%
  5.0%10.0%
  4.5%4.7%
  60.6%12.2%
Reviews for Somerville
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I've lived in Somerville/Cambridge for 10 years, the last 4.5 with my husband in Spring Hill. It really is a great place to live if you are in your 20s & 30s: it is  More

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Living in Somerville is OK. I'm not a 'city' person and I would rather be out in the country some place, but it's not too bad here. I'm in my early 50s and own a house.  More

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Over 16 years ago

we are midwest transplants to the Boston area and lucked out by finding this great little neighborhood - right on the train line, little stores and good community - we  More

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