Where can the lowest-priced South Shore homes be found? The highest? We have the numbers

Hannah Morse, The Patriot Ledger
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This 960-square-foot home at 469 Indian Head St. in Hanson went on the market in September 2023 for $299,999. According to data from The Warren Group, Hanson has the least expensive median home sale price on the South Shore as of August.
This 960-square-foot home at 469 Indian Head St. in Hanson went on the market in September 2023 for $299,999. According to data from The Warren Group, Hanson has the least expensive median home sale price on the South Shore as of August.

It's tough out there for a prospective homebuyer.

Mortgage rates have gone up from pandemic lows. The lack of new homes being built coupled with homeowners avoiding putting their properties up for sale are contributing to a low inventory.

Plus, inflation is making everything more expensive.

The median sale price of homes on the South Shore and across Massachusetts continues to rise, though not quite as spectacularly as it did at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, when low interest rates and the prospect of working from home for an undetermined period of time fueled a home-buying frenzy.

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Fewer homes are being sold year over year, but the median sale price keeps ticking up, according to data from The Warren Group, which tracks real estate and financial information.

We took a look at the South Shore communities with the least and most expensive median home sale prices relative to their neighbors as of August 2023. Here's what we found.

South Shore communities with the least expensive home sale prices

  • Hanson: $470,000 (57 sales)

  • Rockland: $480,000 (66 sales)

  • Whitman: $487,225 (74 sales)

  • Randolph: $504,900 (121 sales)

  • Carver: $522,500 (54 sales)

This 960-square-foot home at 469 Indian Head St. in Hanson went on the market in September 2023 for $299,999. According to data from The Warren Group, Hanson has the least expensive median home sale price on the South Shore as of August.
This 960-square-foot home at 469 Indian Head St. in Hanson went on the market in September 2023 for $299,999. According to data from The Warren Group, Hanson has the least expensive median home sale price on the South Shore as of August.

South Shore communities with the most expensive home sale prices

  • Cohasset: $1,562,500 (54 sales; the town crossed the $1 million median home sale threshold in 2020)

  • Duxbury: $1,200,500 (82 sales; the town crossed the $1 million median home sale threshold this year)

  • Hingham: $1,200,000 (137 sales; the town crossed the $1 million median home sale threshold in 2021)

  • Milton: $925,000 (129 sales)

  • Norwell: $887,000 (76 sales)

South Shore communities with least expensive condo sale prices

  • Marshfield: $275,500 (34 sales)

  • Kingston: $288,300 (7 sales)

  • Weymouth: $325,000 (99 sales)

  • Randolph: $361,900 (46 sales)

  • Rockland: $379,000 (33 sales)

This 4-bedroom, two-bathroom home at 312 Jerusalem Road in Cohasset went on the market in August and is listed at $1.35 million.
This 4-bedroom, two-bathroom home at 312 Jerusalem Road in Cohasset went on the market in August and is listed at $1.35 million.

South Shore communities with most expensive condo sale prices

  • Cohasset: $911,500 (8 sales)

  • Norwell: $820,000 (8 sales)

  • Milton: $765,000 (22 sales)

  • Hingham: $759,000 (46 sales)

  • Hanover: $675,000 (12 sales)

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Most home sales on the South Shore as of August 2023

  • Plymouth: 355

  • Weymouth: 242

  • Quincy: 232

  • Marshfield: 162

  • Braintree: 155

A 4-bedroom, two-bathroom home at 312 Jerusalem Road in Cohasset went on the market in August and is listed at $1.35 million.
A 4-bedroom, two-bathroom home at 312 Jerusalem Road in Cohasset went on the market in August and is listed at $1.35 million.

Most condo sales on the South Shore as of August 2023

  • Quincy: 259

  • Plymouth: 178

  • Weymouth: 99

  • Braintree: 52

  • Hingham and Randolph tied: 46

Hannah Morse covers growth and development for The Patriot Ledger. Contact her at hmorse@patriotledger.com.

This article originally appeared on The Patriot Ledger: Where are the most and least expensive South Shore homes being sold?