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Harwich, MA Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q4 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Harwich, MA Housing Market Trends

With 13,647 people, 6,076 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $807,782, real estate costs in Harwich are among some of the highest in the nation, although house prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive Massachusetts communities.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Harwich, accounting for 89.93% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Harwich include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 3.95%), row houses and other attached homes ( 3.22%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 2.82%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Harwich. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 83.06% of Harwich's homes, and 68.40% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

There is a lot of housing in Harwich built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Harwich built between 1940-1969 ( 28.42%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from before 1939 ( 13.60%). There's also some housing in Harwich built between 2000 and later ( 11.97%).

A decent proportion of the Harwich housing stock is seasonally occupied. That is, homes and condos in Harwich are occupied by people for a portion of the year - mainly for vacation purposes - and then locked up and left unoccupied for the remainder of the year as owners return to their primary residences. This characteristic of the Harwich housing market speaks to its popularity as a vacation location of choice.

Harwich Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Harwich have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 91.97%, which ranks in the top 40% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Harwich house appreciation rate of 6.74%.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Harwich's appreciation rate, at 6.49%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Harwich's appreciation rate has been 1.48%, which annualizes to a rate of 6.06%.

Relative to Massachusetts, our data show that Harwich's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 60% of the other cities and towns in Massachusetts.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$807,782

Harwich, MA Home Prices
> $1,361,000
$1,021,001 - $1,361,000
$681,001 - $1,021,000
$545,001 - $681,000
$408,001 - $545,000
$272,001 - $408,000
$136,001 - $272,000
$68,001 - $136,000
$0 - $68,000
9.7%
9.7%
11.9%
11.9%
38.8%
38.8%
17.3%
17.3%
12.6%
12.6%
6.5%
6.5%
0.6%
0.6%
1.2%
1.2%
1.4%
1.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for Massachusetts

Very High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

6,076

Harwich Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$3,048 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
83.1%
83.1%
16.9%
16.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
42.3%
42.3%
57.7%
57.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
12.0%
12.0%
46.0%
46.0%
28.4%
28.4%
13.6%
13.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
89.9%
89.9%
3.2%
3.2%
2.8%
2.8%
4.0%
4.0%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
0.7%
0.7%
5.5%
5.5%
21.8%
21.8%
45.5%
45.5%
22.9%
22.9%
3.7%
3.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Popular Neighborhoods in Harwich

Zip Codes in Harwich, MA