Plymouth County, MA real estate

What the numbers say

Plymouth County, MA real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Plymouth County listed for $729,950, down 3.9% from a year earlier. That is 2% above the Massachusetts median of $714,250.

Homes spent a median of 45 days on the market, slower than 40 days a year ago. That makes Plymouth County the #6 fastest-selling of 12 Massachusetts counties we track.

Homeowners in Plymouth County pay a median of $6,502 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $556,000, an effective rate of about 1.17%. The Massachusetts average is 1.07%, which makes Plymouth County the #9 lowest-tax of 14 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,747 a month, and $1,861 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 35 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $730,000 home here comes to about $4,995 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $214,000 a year (the median household here earns $114,201).