Local Home Sales in MBTS, Essex Top $5.2 million in July

Manchester's residential real estate market continued to post seven-figure sales in July, led by a $5.2 million transfer of a home on Bridge Street, while Essex's largest residential sale reached $820,300, according to deeds recorded with the Southern Essex County Registry of Deeds.

In Manchester, 14 deeds were recorded during the month, including eight arms-length sales of improved residential properties.  Those transactions produced a median sale price of $1,812,500.  The month's highest residential sale was 159 Bridge St., which sold for $5.2 million, while the lowest arms-length residential sale was Unit 2 at 18 Bennett St., which changed hands for $515,000.

Manchester’s monthly total nearly matched June's total while the median residential sale price declined to $1.25 million from $1.81 million a month earlier.  The change, however, likely reflects the mix of homes sold during the month rather than a broad shift in the local market.

Meanwhile, Essex recorded 12 deeds during the same period, including five qualifying residential sales.  The median sale price for those transactions was $820,300.  The highest residential sale was 7 Main St., Lot 1, which sold for $820,300, while the lowest qualifying sale was 18 Forest Ave., which sold for $579,000.

Compared to June residential sales in Essex, the July figures are largely the same, while the median sale price fell from $1.23 million to $820,300.  This is because July’s numbers included several sales below $1 million and no transactions approached June's $3.65 million sale on Eastern Avenue.

The roundup of sales data for the month includes every deed recorded for Manchester and Essex between July 1 and July 31, 2026, based on records maintained by the Southern Essex County Registry of Deeds.  In addition to open-market (a.k.a., “arm’s length”) home sales, the listings include trust transfers, related-party conveyances, land transactions and other deeds that became part of the public record during the reporting period.

Median sale prices are calculated using only the arms-length property sales, while transfers involving trusts, family members or other related parties, as well as vacant lots, land-only conveyances, commercial properties and other transactions are excluded from the calculation.

Property transfer information is compiled from records filed with the Massachusetts Registry of Deeds, Southern Essex District, under Essex County Registrar of Deeds Eileen Duff.