Selling in Everett, Middlesex County
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- Melrose homesMay 2026median sale $877,500 · 81% sold over asking · 11 days on marketSource: Redfin
- Malden homesMay 2026median sale $800,000 · 73% sold over asking · 20 days on marketSource: Redfin
- Medford homesMay 2026median sale $850,000 · 46% sold over asking · 20 days on marketSource: Redfin
- Stoneham homesMay 2026median sale $817,500 · 86% sold over asking · 18 days on marketSource: Redfin
- Wakefield homesMay 2026median sale $880,000 · 76% sold over asking · 17 days on marketSource: Redfin
- Saugus homesMay 2026median sale $635,000 · 81% sold over asking · 17 days on marketSource: Redfin
- Lynn homesMay 2026median sale $610,000 · 64% sold over asking · 23 days on marketSource: Redfin
- Peabody homesMay 2026median sale $673,000 · 63% sold over asking · 21 days on marketSource: Redfin
At a glance
Selling in Everett.
Everett has more renters than owners, so many buildings here have tenants. Everett makes you order a final water and sewer reading first, for $150, and the city will not issue the municipal lien certificate without it.
Full details for Everett ↓What homes are selling for in Everett.
May 2026Everett, all home types · 14 homes soldSource: Redfin
Town-level public statistics, never one house, and not a value for your home. Per-home sales (listed price to sold price) are coming through a partner agent's MLS feed.
Cash offer vs listing in Everett, side by side.
Type your address and pick the town. We start from the typical house there and use the same math as the calculator. Change the price to your own guess.
Example: the typical single-family house in Everett. Enter your address to see yours.
List with an agent
Sale price $675,000
- Agent fee −$35,438
- Repairs and prep −$12,000
- Closing and carrying −$13,578
You keep ~$614,000
Sell for cash, as-is
Cash offer $526,500
- Cash buyer's discount −$148,500
- No agent fee, no repairs, no staging
- Closing −$2,401
You keep ~$524,000
Listing keeps about $90,000 more on paper, and takes about 2 months longer. Cash is faster and skips the repairs.
Estimate only, not an offer. Starting price: the typical single-family home in Everett (August 2026, Zillow Group Data). Assumes a 78% cash offer, 5.25% commission, $12,000 prep, 3 months of carrying costs at $3,500, before any mortgage payoff. Your house is not the typical house. Sources
Local guide
Selling a house in Everett.
Everett is outside our eight focus towns. You can still ask for numbers, and we will tell you honestly if we cannot find a local buyer or agent.
Everett is a renter-majority city of 49,075 people packed into 3.7 square miles. The Census puts owner-occupancy at 37.2% (ACS 2020-2024), the lowest of the five towns on this list, and the median owner-reported home value at $610,000. Redfin's monthly counts here are small: 6 to 14 sales a month all types, and only 2 to 6 single-family sales a month. That means every number below comes from a thin sample.
Three things are specific to selling in Everett. The city has its own smoke alarm rule, which requires an alarm inside every bedroom whatever the age of the house. The water department makes you order a final reading before the city will issue the lien certificate. And the city sits under Logan Airport's flight paths: Massport keeps a noise monitor on Tremont Street near Prescott Street in Everett, which is one of 30 around the airport.
If your building has tenants, treat them as part of the sale. Notice rules and lease terms can affect showings and your closing date, and an attorney should read them before you schedule anything.
The Everett market
Redfin counts 14 sales in March 2026, 8 in April and 14 in May. April has fewer than 10 sales, so it is left out.
| Month | Sales | Median sale price | Sold above list | Median days on market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | 14 | $680,000 | 57% | 18 |
| May 2026 | 14 | $652,500 | 64% | 16 |
Zillow's August 2026 index puts a typical Everett home at $628,482 (up 1.1% in a year), a typical house at $674,216 (up 0.8%) and a typical condo at $421,557, which is 0.1% lower than a year earlier. Zillow's number is a smoothed index, not a sale price.
What it means if you sell: in both months a majority of homes sold above list and the typical home took under three weeks. But 14 sales is a tiny sample, and the average sale price was within 1% of list in both months. Everett condos have gone flat in price over the last year, per Zillow, while houses edged up. Do not read a trend into two months. Redfin's latest month here is May 2026. See what you would net at a few prices.
Logan Airport noise and your sale
The FAA treats a yearly average of 65 decibels (DNL) or more as incompatible with homes. Massport says about 67,000 people were exposed above that level in 1987 and 7,980 in 2024, across all the communities around Logan, per Massport's noise monitoring page. We found no Everett-only figure and no source saying how noise changes any Everett home's price, so we will not guess.
What we can say: Massport runs a voluntary Residential Sound Insulation Program for homes inside its current noise map, and it lists the tests a home must pass. Massport says to call its noise report line, 617-561-3333, to find out if your home is eligible. If you want photos taken from the air, there are separate FAA limits near Logan; see the drone rules near Logan.
The residential exemption
The assessor's page says Everett has accepted the local-option residential exemption, a credit on the assessed value of a home the owner lives in, voted each year by the mayor and city council. The example on that page uses FY2019 numbers, so ask the assessor what the current credit is. It does not apply to a property the owner does not live in, so a buyer who plans to rent the place will not get it.
MBTA Communities zoning
Everett does not appear on the state's list of districts with approval letters as of August 27, 2026. That is not a finding of non-compliance, only that we did not find an approval letter. Ask the planning department for the current status.
Everett checklist
Who to call, and in what order.
Checked 2026-10-07. Town procedures change, so confirm on the linked page.
- Assessor (value and property record card)Everett Assessors Department (Patriot Properties database). Search by address for the property record. The office is at 484 Broadway, Room 11, phone 617-394-2205, open Monday and Thursday 8 am to 7:30 pm and Tuesday and Wednesday 8 am to 5 pm. Values are set as of January 1.
- Registry of DeedsMiddlesex South Registry of Deeds. The state's town list puts Everett in the Middlesex South district, 208 Cambridge Street, Cambridge. Search recorded deeds at masslandrecords.com.
- Smoke and CO certificateEverett Fire Department, Fire Prevention. The office is open Monday to Thursday, 8 AM to 6 PM, at (617) 394-2349. Its page links to the state's sale requirements and posts a city ordinance (Section 8-25) that requires one smoke alarm inside each bedroom and sleeping area regardless of when the house was built, enforced for sales, new tenancies and occupancy inspections as ordered by the fire chief. We did not find a posted fee or lead time for the inspection, so ask when you call. See the statewide certificate guide.
- Sewer or septicEverett's water department says its wastewater system is about 70 miles of pipe, that all of the city's wastewater flows by gravity through city pipes into the MWRA system, and that its drinking water comes from the MWRA at five points, per the city's Water and Sewer page. That page describes no septic areas. If you somehow have a septic system or cesspool, a Title 5 inspection applies; see the Title 5 guide.
- Municipal lien certificate and water billStart with the water department, because the order matters. The city says a final water and sewer read is needed for a sale, and its lien certificate form says the certificate cannot be issued without it. Download the Final Bill Request Form from the water and sewer page and email it to the water office or bring it to 19 Norman Street (617-394-2325). A meter technician reads the inside meter within 2 weeks of closing, you arrange access, and a $150 fee is added to the final bill. Then request the municipal lien certificate from the Collector's Office, 484 Broadway, Room 13 (617-394-2240). The city's form lists a $25 fee and says the city has ten business days. See the lien certificate guide.
Sources for Everett
- Everett Fire Department: Fire Prevention and Permits
- City of Everett: Water and Sewer (final bill process, system description)
- City of Everett: Final Water and Sewer Bill Request Form
- City of Everett: Municipal Lien Certificate request form
- City of Everett: Assessor
- Massport: Noise monitoring for Boston Logan
- Massport: Logan Residential Sound Insulation Program
- Mass. EOHLC: MBTA Communities district compliance letters, as of August 27, 2026
- Mass. Secretary of the Commonwealth: Find a Registry of Deeds office by town
- Census QuickFacts: Everett city, Massachusetts
- Redfin Data Center: city market tracker (town aggregates, monthly)
- Zillow Home Value Index, city level (Zillow Group Data)
Cash buyer or agent
Cash offer or agent in Everett?
A cash buyer (the “we buy houses” companies and local investors) usually pays less than a listing brings but closes in weeks and takes the house as it is. An agent usually gets the higher price but takes months and some prep. At $675,000 (the Zillow typical Everett single-family value, August 2026), our default assumptions leave about $613,985 after listing costs and about $524,099 from a 78% cash offer. Your house is not typical, so run your own numbers, or read how cash home buyers work in Massachusetts.
Full details
Everything we can source for Everett.
Where we could not find a reliable number, we say so.
Housing and what it means when you sell
Everett has more renters than owners, so many buildings here have tenants. If yours does, lease terms and notice rules will shape your timeline as much as the market will, and an attorney should look at them before you schedule showings. Redfin's single-family sales counts here are very small, so check how your own house type is selling.
For context, the Massachusetts Department of Revenue reports a statewide average single-family assessed value of $742,986 and average single-family tax bill of $8,113 for FY2026 (346 reporting communities as of February 2026). Assessed value is not sale price. Source.
For a real recent-sales picture, ask a local agent for a comparable-sales report from MLS PIN. We do not publish an estimate of any individual home's value.
Local logistics
Everett makes you order a final water and sewer reading first, for $150, and the city will not issue the municipal lien certificate without it. Everett also has its own smoke alarm ordinance: one alarm inside each bedroom, whatever year the house was built.
Massachusetts also requires a smoke and carbon monoxide alarm certificate from the local fire department at sale, and a lead paint notification for homes built before 1978.
Your options in Everett
- Sell for cash, as-is. Faster and simpler, usually for less than a listing would bring. See the honest math.
- List with a local agent. Usually the highest price if the house is in decent shape and you can wait.
- Getting the house ready. JUNKRUN's estate cleanout serves this area. JUNKRUN is owned by the same people as Home Options MA. If you choose a cleanout, we may earn money from it. No obligation to use it.
Not sure which fits? Start with your situation.
Sources
- 2020 Census figures as summarized on Wikipedia: Everett, Massachusetts
- U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Everett city, Massachusetts (2020 Census and ACS 2020-2024)
- Everett Fire Department: Fire Prevention and Permits
- Massport: Noise monitoring for Boston Logan
- Mass.gov DOR: FY2026 statewide average single-family tax bill. Statewide average, not a Everett figure.
Questions
Everett questions.
Does Everett require a smoke alarm in every bedroom?
Yes. City ordinance Section 8-25 requires one smoke alarm inside each bedroom and sleeping area, whatever year the house was built. It is enforced for sales, new tenancies and occupancy inspections as ordered by the fire chief. This is on top of the state certificate rules. Call Fire Prevention at (617) 394-2349 with questions.
What is the final water reading in Everett and what does it cost?
It is a reading the city takes from the inside meter, within two weeks of closing, so the seller's water and sewer charges are closed out and the buyer does not inherit them. The fee is $150, added to the final bill. You request it with the city's form before you request the lien certificate.
Will Logan Airport noise hurt the price of my Everett house?
We cannot say, and we found no source that puts a number on it. Massport monitors noise at Tremont Street near Prescott Street in Everett, and says exposure above the FAA's 65 decibel level has fallen across the area since 1987. Call Massport at 617-561-3333 to ask if your address is inside its noise map and eligible for sound insulation.
Is a cash offer or a listing better for an Everett two- or three-family with tenants?
It depends on the tenants, the building's condition and how fast you need to close. A cash buyer may take the house as is, including with tenants, but usually pays less than a listing brings. Compare the two with the cash offer vs. listing tool, and ask an attorney about lease and notice rules before you act.
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