A sprawling list of Greater Boston property sales on May 20 shows huge variation in both price and home type—from single-family Colonials and Capes to condos and townhouse units—underscoring how uneven the market remains across nearby communities.
On May 20, Greater Boston saw a market that looked less like one story and more like many—condominiums changing hands for hundreds of thousands of dollars in some neighborhoods, while single-family properties in others cleared for several million.
In Abington, for example, buyers paid $784,900 for 337 Randolph St., a one-family Colonial built in 1966 with 2,520 square feet and 10 rooms. In the same town, 40 E Battery St.—a one-family Cape Cod built in 1949—sold for $425,000.
A short drive away in Acton, condos and larger homes showed a split price picture: 3 Squirrel Hill Road #12 Condo sold for $1,300,000, while a one-family raised ranch at 15 Revolutionary Road sold for $880,000.
The contrast stayed sharp across communities. In Andover. 4 Hammond Way. a large one-family Colonial built in 1986 with 3. 964 square feet. sold for $2. 070. 000. while 29 Stoneybrook Circle in the same city—another one-family Colonial—went for $1. 490. 000. Berlin listed a one-family townhouse-style condo at 11 Bigelow Drive #11 Condo Town House (built in 2019) for $735,000.
Boston proper reflected the market’s high-end intensity. One of the top priced entries was 1 Dalton St. #5803, a condo high-rise built in 2015 with 3,264 square feet, sold for $9,500,000. Another premium sale followed at 22 Liberty Drive #10D Condo for $4,950,000. Yet within the same city, there were far lower numbers as well, including 17 Cass St. #4 Condo listed at $385,000 and 240 Heath St. #Ph18 Condo at $415,000.
The range wasn’t limited to the city. In Billerica, a one-family Colonial at 41 Glenvale Ave., built in 2016 with 1,866 square feet, sold for $885,000, while a condo at 10 Mickelson Lane #1 Condo sold for $640,000.
In Arlington, Boston-area luxury continued with several multi-million entries. 31 Brunswick Road, a one-family contemporary built in 2021, sold for $2,535,000. 72 Thesda St., a one-family Colonial built in 2016 with 3,034 square feet, sold for $2,150,000. But Arlington also listed smaller ticket condos and homes, such as 4 Magnolia St. #4 Condo/Apt, built in 1928, sold for $595,000.
Other towns showed the same spread between bigger, newer builds and more modest properties. In Boxborough, 959 Hill Road, a one-family Colonial built in 1960 with 2,080 square feet, sold for $1,130,000. In Chelmsford, 34 Clover Hill Drive, a one-family Colonial built in 1968, sold for $895,000, while 95 Prescott Drive #1-5 Condo sold for $495,000.
Condominiums and townhouses also populated the list heavily, with prices varying by size, age, and location. In Waltham, for instance, 170 Clocktower Drive #103 Condo/Apt built in 2008 sold for $570,000, while 17 Wadsworth Ave. #2 Condo Town House built in 2016 sold for $1,230,000.
In some entries. identical addresses appeared more than once—such as 30 Pennock Road in Ashland listed twice at $1. 195. 000. and 145 Hancock St. #201 Condo/Apt in Belmont listed twice at $427,000. The listings also included repeated condo units in other towns, including two identical entries for 4 Vasa St. in Billerica listed at $755,000.
Even with the repetition. the overall takeaway from the May 20 sales is hard to miss: within the Greater Boston region. what a buyer paid depended not just on the community. but on the exact type of home—whether it was a high-rise condo in Boston. a larger new build in the suburbs. or a smaller residence farther out.
As more houses and apartments traded hands across towns and city neighborhoods, the numbers continued to reflect a market that can feel like it has two speeds at once—one for buyers competing in the most expensive pockets, and another for communities where sale prices remain noticeably lower.
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So basically prices are all over the place again. Cool.
Wait, Boston condos sold for like 9.5 million?? That’s insane. But then other ones are 400k? Sounds like the article is comparing apples to condos.
If a house is built in 1966 for 784k and another cape from 1949 is 425k… that just means older houses are cheaper, right? Or is it that 1966 ones are “better” or whatever. I’m confused, man.
This is why nobody can afford anything. Like one day it’s 1.3 million for a condo in Acton and the next it’s 880k for a raised ranch, then Boston is doing 4.95 million?? I’m pretty sure the housing market is just random numbers and rich people math. Also why do they keep calling townhouses condos, that part got me.