Winchester, MA 01890 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 17
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Home Value
$1.6M
+2.4% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
17
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.1 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
38 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
16%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
100.0%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
48%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$3,736/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
11%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$111
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 11% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 2.4% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 7% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+35% vs. a year ago), close to pre-pandemic levels.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (17/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (100.0% of list); 16% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 48% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $369k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,149 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $5,493/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $111 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −6% to +11% over the next 12 months (72% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.7% to +10.6% (80% range; middle estimate +3.6%), chance of a rise 72%, of a 5%+ drop 11%.
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