Arlington

Town Overview

Six miles northwest of Boston, this historical town is bordered by Winchester, Medford, Somerville, Cambridge, Belmont and also historical Lexington. 75% of the population travel by car to work. On the southern boundary of Arlington is the seldom-congested freeway Route 2A, which can take you to southeast to Cambridge and westward to Highway 95. The closest point in Arlington to Highway 93 is about 4 minutes.
Many Arlingtonites, along with many other activities, enjoy their time off taking a walk along the river on Mystic Valley Parkway or riding their bikes on a Minuteman bike trail, an 11-mile trail dedicated to bikers connecting Alewife Station to Bedford; it runs through Bedford, Lexington, Arlington, and Cambridge.
Arlington has seven elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. Arlington High School is rated 10 out 10 by greatschools.net and 4 out of 5 stars by parents on greatschools.net.

Market

How do you find out if it is a balanced market in Arlington? Look at the inventory level of the single family houses market. The current inventory level is fairly low. There are 53 houses in market as of beginning of July 2010. Converted in months, the inventory is at 2.2 months’ supply. This is on a low side compared to the average from last year and a half. Usually, 6-month inventory is considered a balanced market. Therefore, right now the market is very much on the seller side, meaning houses are likely to sell quicker.

Last month 38 homes sold. The sales figure has been on the increase since January with 7 sales. And the sale numbers are looking better than the same time period last year.

The average price for single family homes on the Arlington market right now is $569,500. The highest priced home is $1,195k and the lowest price is $277,774. The price range for most widely available houses is from $500,000 to $799,999. Within this price range the $600,000 to $699,999 range seems to be the most desirable, with a relatively faster turnover rate at only 46 days on market.

Let's now look at sales price. How are the houses selling in Arlington?  Median price for single-family houses was $515,000. Arlington sellers are selling their houses for a healthy 98% of the list price. In the past month, the houses that sold the most are in the 500k’s. They sold only in 34 days on average.

Let’s look at Arlington real estate market altogether, with condos and multi-unit houses combined also. There are 146 properties at the median price of $405,499.5 and the lowest priced property is $164,900. You can find 26 properties priced within $300,000 to $349,999 range.

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