Massachusetts Real Estate
Plymouth County runs from Hingham Harbor to the cranberry bogs of Halifax — the widest price spread of any county Jessica serves. Redfin put the county median at $667,996 in May 2026, up 5.2% year over year, but that single number spans million-dollar ferry towns and sub-$500K rail towns. Knowing which market you're actually in is the whole game here.
Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Plymouth County is the widest market Jessica works in — in every sense. Redfin puts the county's median sale price at $667,996 as of May 2026, up 5.2% year over year, with homes going under agreement in a median of about 20 days. That county-wide number hides a spread you won't find in Norfolk or Bristol County: Hingham's median sale price reached $1,348,193 in May 2026, while Redfin's February 2026 median for Halifax was about $446,000 — though Halifax figures swing month to month on only a handful of sales. That's roughly a three-to-one gap between towns Jessica serves in the same county. The buyers are just as varied: ferry commuters paying a coastal premium in Hingham, first-time buyers finding entry points in Halifax and Lakeville, and downsizers relocating to Plymouth's Pinehills.
Commute infrastructure explains most of the price map. Hingham's premium rests partly on the MBTA ferry: about 35 to 45 minutes from Hingham Shipyard to Rowes Wharf or Long Wharf, $9.75 each way, with no Route 3 traffic. The Kingston Line runs 35 miles from South Station with stops in both Halifax and Kingston — which is why Halifax, home to some of the county's least expensive rail-served housing, keeps drawing buyers priced out of towns closer to Boston. The newest factor is South Coast Rail: full service launched March 24, 2025, running through the rebuilt Middleborough station on its way to Fall River and New Bedford, with weekday trains roughly every 70 minutes. That made Middleborough a genuine rail hub — Redfin showed its median around $638,000 in March 2026, up 6.3% year over year — and Bridgewater sits on the same line.
Town by town, the spectrum is wide but legible. Plymouth itself ran a $707,577 median in May 2026 (up 0.4%), supported at the top end by the Pinehills — a 3,200-acre master-planned community off Route 3 whose 55+ neighborhoods, including Great Island, Seton Highlands, and Toll Brothers' Owls Nest, keep pulling downsizers from across the region. Lakeville came in at $554,618 (up 0.9%), with homes moving in about 18 days. Property taxes shift the math meaningfully at these price points: FY2026 residential rates run from $9.74 per $1,000 in Lakeville and $10.47 in Hingham up to $14.08 in Halifax, with Plymouth at $12.55, Kingston at $12.82, Middleborough at $13.12, and the three Bridgewaters between $12.03 and $13.69. A Lakeville buyer pays the county's lowest rate; a Hingham buyer pays a low rate on a very high assessment.
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Hingham's May 2026 median sale price was $1,348,193 per Redfin — roughly double the county median. Part of what buyers pay for is the MBTA ferry from Hingham Shipyard: about 35 to 45 minutes to Rowes Wharf or Long Wharf, skipping Route 3 entirely.
Middleborough became a true rail hub when South Coast Rail launched March 24, 2025, with weekday trains roughly every 70 minutes through its rebuilt station toward Boston, Fall River, and New Bedford. Redfin put Middleborough's March 2026 median near $638,000, up 6.3% year over year.
Plymouth's 3,200-acre Pinehills community keeps drawing 55+ buyers to neighborhoods like Great Island, Seton Highlands, and Owls Nest. That steady downsizer demand helps hold Plymouth's town-wide median at $707,577 (May 2026) — above the county figure despite the town's sheer size.
Market Snapshot
Key indicators for the Plymouth County housing market. Data updated May 2026. Contact Jessica for a current, property-specific analysis.
Communities
Explore each community in Plymouth County — with local market data, school information, and neighborhood insights.
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Plymouth County, MA has experienced strong appreciation, particularly in coastal communities like Hingham and Plymouth. Median home prices range from approximately $400,000 in Middleborough and Halifax to over $800,000 in Hingham. Limited coastal inventory and growing demand from Boston-area buyers continue to drive the market. Jessica Shauffer tracks Plymouth County data closely.
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