The story of this market
The typical home in Lynn, Massachusetts sells for about $605,000, or $368 per square foot.
Prices are roughly flat from a year ago (+0.7%), a market in balance. Homes take about 46 days to sell. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $2,850 a month.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+2.5%
MA · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Lynn, Massachusetts
The Lynn housing market is showing resilience with a median price of $605,000 and a tight supply of 1.3 months, indicating strong demand relative to inventory. While price growth has moderated to 0.7% year-over-year, the city's affordability compared to Boston continues to drive buyer interest. Market activity remains competitive, with homes selling in approximately 46 days.
No ARED county foreclosure postings attributed to Lynn yet — the verified ledger covers every county the foreclosure ingest has read, attributed by published city area. Key-figure check: median price corroborated by the published ten-year series (2026) (within 12.5%).
Deterministic aggregate of 6 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
Median prices moved up 0.1% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 45 days on market with 0.1 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 3.12% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 4.8% · poverty 15.2% — a stable, low-distress profile.
- Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum4.69.4 mi
- F1 Arcade Boston4.59.4 mi
- Museum of Illusions Boston4.59.1 mi
- Boda Borg Boston4.76.5 mi
- K1 Speed Boston-Wilmington4.211.1 mi
- Fenway Park4.811.1 mi
- TD Garden4.68.9 mi
- Thomas M. Menino Convention & Exhibition Center4.59.8 mi
- MGM Music Hall at Fenway4.411 mi
- Topgolf Boston - Canton3.921.5 mi
- Fenway Park4.811.1 mi
- Boston Common4.79.7 mi
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston4.811.4 mi
- New England Aquarium4.49 mi
- Harvard Square4.610.6 mi
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston4.811.4 mi
- Boston Public Library4.810.4 mi
- Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum4.711.6 mi
- Museum of Science4.79.1 mi
- Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum4.69.4 mi
- Boston Common4.79.7 mi
- Franklin Park Zoo4.413.2 mi
- Public Garden4.89.9 mi
- Charles River Esplanade4.810 mi
- Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University4.814 mi
- Atlantic Wharf4.69.4 mi
- Constitution Marina4.68.6 mi
- Charlestown Marina4.88 mi
- Pickering Wharf Marina4.64.9 mi
- Fan Pier Marina4.79.1 mi
- Robert T. Lynch Municipal Golf Course3.915.2 mi
- Newton Commonwealth Golf Course413.9 mi
- William J. Devine Golf Course at Franklin Park4.213.5 mi
- Five Iron Golf4.99.2 mi
- Fresh Pond Golf Course4.211.7 mi
- Encore Boston Harbor4.37.7 mi
- Burlington Mall4.413.1 mi
- Prudential Center Boston4.510.6 mi
- Quincy Market4.59.1 mi
- Faneuil Hall Marketplace4.59.1 mi
- Boston Logan International Airport4.17.7 mi
- Park Shuttle & Fly4.56.3 mi
- The Lounge3.47.6 mi
- DaCoopas Pizza4.17.2 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this city — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
A massive 2,200-acre municipal forest park offering extensive hiking, biking, and nature trails, serving as a major recreational anchor for the region.
A scenic coastal park and promenade along the Atlantic Ocean, providing residents with beach access and walking paths with significant aesthetic and property value appeal.
A well-regarded public golf course that provides significant green space and recreational opportunities for the local community.
A waterfront park that celebrates the city's industrial history and provides public access to the harbor, contributing to the ongoing revitalization of the downtown area.
The harbor area is a focal point for current and future development, with ongoing efforts to improve public access and stimulate mixed-use economic growth.
Lynn is well-suited for commuters seeking proximity to Boston, families looking for more affordable housing options than the inner-metro core, and investors targeting the city's active rental market and ongoing urban renewal efforts.
The city is served by the Lynn Public Schools district, which faces challenges typical of older urban districts in Massachusetts, with performance metrics often trailing state averages.
The city is well-connected to Boston via the MBTA Commuter Rail and bus networks, making it a key transit-oriented location for regional commuters.
Lynn offers a diverse amenity base including the expansive Lynn Woods Reservation, which provides extensive hiking and nature trails, and the Lynn Shore Reservation, which offers scenic coastal access and walking paths.
The rental market in Lynn is characterized by high demand and limited vacancy, driven by its status as a more affordable alternative to Boston; rent trajectories have remained upward, with significant interest from investors in multi-family properties.
Lynn's economy is transitioning from its industrial roots toward a service-oriented base, with significant momentum driven by its role as a residential hub for the Greater Boston workforce.
The city is experiencing ongoing interest in waterfront revitalization and transit-oriented development, leveraging its proximity to Boston to attract investment in residential and mixed-use projects.
Development efforts are heavily focused on the waterfront and downtown corridors, with a pipeline of mixed-use projects aimed at increasing housing density and commercial activity.
The city is served by the Lynn Public Schools district and various municipal utility districts, with no major special tax districts like MUDs or PIDs commonly found in other states.
Lynn is a coastal city with significant exposure to flood risks along its harbor and shoreline, necessitating careful consideration of flood insurance and elevation requirements for property owners.
Property insurance in Lynn is influenced by its coastal location, with premiums reflecting flood and wind hazard exposure typical of the North Shore region.
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (Massachusetts) — Massachusetts Local Property Tax: Ad valorem tax calculated as (Municipal Budget / Total Assessed Value of all taxable property) = Tax Rate per $1,000 of assessed value. Assessments must be at 100% of full and fair cash (market) value.
Researched annual trajectory for this city, from published historical series
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 7.0%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
Data retrieved from Census Reporter and US Census Bureau QuickFacts.
No public schools report a street address in this area. Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2023-24.