Newton's Single-Family Median: What It Hides
Key Takeaways
•The myth: One "Newton median home price" tells you what a house costs here.
•The reality: The middle half of Newton sales closed between $1,060,000 and $2,175,000, per Resideline's 478 closings over six months — a gap of more than $1.1 million.
•The bottom line: Price against your village and your price band, not the headline number.
Newton's single-family median sat at $1,850,000 in July 2026, per Repliers/MLSPIN data. That figure isn't what your home is worth, and it isn't what you should offer. Carry the spread into this market — not the midpoint.
Are Home Prices Going Up or Down in Newton Right Now?
Both, depending on what you measure.
Redfin puts Newton's median sale price at $1.6M for the three months ending August 2026 — down 5.9% from a year earlier. That number reads lower than the July MLS figure because Redfin averages three months of sales instead of one.
Yet Redfin's median price per square foot climbed to $593, up 4.8% year over year. It falls inside Resideline's middle-half range of $518 to $695, so two independent sources land on roughly the same per-square-foot band — a steadier yardstick than any single median. Buyers may be paying more per square foot while landing smaller or less updated homes.
Property type matters as much as village: Newton's single-family median sits roughly $750,000 above the typical condo at $1,096,000.
Median Sold Price by Property Type — Newton, July 2026
Primary MLSPIN/Repliers comparison of Newton median sold prices by property segment as of July 2026.
| Series | Label | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Median Sold Price | Single-Family | $1,850,000 |
| Median Sold Price | Condo | $1,096,000 |
| Median Sold Price | Mixed | $1,700,000 |
Source:Repliers / MLSPIN
Why Do Newton Village Home Values Matter More Than the City Number?
MLS PIN data compiled by Centre Realty Group shows 523 single-family sales at a median of $1.83 million over the 12 months through August 2026. Waban's median topped $2.2 million in that dataset; Newton Upper Falls came in near $980,000 — on just 11 sales, a small enough sample that a few large or small homes can swing it.
Start with recent sales of homes like yours — comps in your village, condition, and price band. Your assessed value, what the city puts on your home for tax purposes, usually lags the market.
What Are the Strongest Arguments Against This Reading?
"Forty sales in Centre Realty Group's August 1–26 window is too thin to call a trend." Fair — that window misses closings recorded August 27–31, so $1,837,500 is an early read. But Redfin's 5.9% decline rests on a rolling three months, not a partial month. And the spread that matters for pricing — $1,060,000 to $2,175,000 — comes from 478 Resideline closings over six months, so it doesn't hinge on August at all.
"A falling median could just be mix shift" — a change in which homes sold. Redfin's per-square-foot figure rose 4.8% in the same year the median fell 5.9%, the exact pattern you'd expect when smaller or less updated homes dominate sales. The honest read is narrow: fewer dollars per sale, more per square foot. That's a shift in what sold, which is why your village and price band should set your number.
"Statewide sales are up 7.0%." Massachusetts Association of Realtors data for June 2026 showed closed single-family sales up 7.0% while the state median fell 1.4%. Association president Kristen Keegan called June "a very strong rebound month"; experts quoted by GBH warned that seasonal strength "might not indicate a bigger shift."
How Should You Price — or Offer — This Fall?
Sellers: Start with 5–8 same-village, same-condition comps, then test against the per-square-foot range. August single-family sellers took a median of 12 days to get an offer, per Centre Realty Group — but a typical listing spends longer on the market before closing, since the weeks after an accepted offer still count.
Buyers: Watch how long a listing has been for sale.
Newton Market Snapshot by Property Type — July 2026
Hero snapshot of Newton’s July 2026 market using primary MLSPIN/Repliers data, comparing price, inventory, and pace across single-family, condo, and mixed segments.
Single-Family
Median Sold Price$1,850,000
Months of Supply4.7 months
Median DOM41 days
Condo
Median Sold Price$1,096,000
Months of Supply7.5 months
Median DOM32 days
Mixed
Median Sold Price$1,700,000
Months of Supply6.2 months
Median DOM41 days
Source:Repliers / MLSPIN
Condos sat 32 days versus 41 for single-family homes, with 7.5 months of condo inventory against 4.7 for houses — the time it would take to sell every listing at the current pace. Condo buyers can negotiate harder as a result. On a fresh house listing, lead with your best number; past 41 days, expect room to talk price.
Run the monthly cost first: Freddie Mac's national 30-year fixed-rate average was 6.76% as of September 10, 2026, and Newton property taxes stack on top.
Bottom line: Ask for a neighborhood-level comp review before your next move.
