Plymouth Homes Took 71 Days to Sell in October, and Still Sold for 11% More Than Last Year

Plymouth’s October had a split personality.

On one side: homes that sold in October took an average of 71 days to get there. That is the slowest month since February, up from 54 in September and 30 in July, and well above the statewide average of 44.

On the other side: they sold for an average of $852,350, up 10.8% from $769,570 in October 2025 and the third-highest monthly average in our 20-month Plymouth record.

Slower, and more expensive. Here is how both can be true.

Caption: Plymouth’s selling time more than doubled between July and October.

Who is buying in Plymouth this fall

Plymouth is the largest town by area in Massachusetts, and its market is just as varied. It takes in North Plymouth’s older neighborhoods, Manomet and White Horse Beach cottages, the newer communities at The Pinehills, and waterfront along Plymouth Bay and Cape Cod Bay. Its sales mix can shift a lot from month to month.

In October, the shift was toward higher-priced homes. Those take longer to sell, and they are bought by people less exposed to mortgage rates: retirees moving with equity from a larger house, second-home buyers, and buyers paying cash. That would explain both a 71-day average and a higher price.

Plymouth’s volume held up as well. The town closed 69 sales in October, almost exactly the 70 of a year earlier, and 232 from August through October, up 13.2%. With 591 sales so far in 2026, it remains by far the busiest market we cover.

The record nobody wants

Plymouth had 178 single-family homes for sale at the end of October, the most in our record, up from 162 in September and 116 a year ago. That is a 53% increase in a year.

Caption: Plymouth’s listings have set a new high two months in a row.

Months of inventory rose to 2.21, from 1.97 in September. Homes sold for 99.67% of asking. And the average asking price on active listings fell to $897,322, the lowest in our record, which tells you sellers are starting to price for a slower market.

The pattern is the one we described last month: Plymouth’s buyers are absorbing a lot of homes, but new listings keep arriving faster. Heading into winter, that is a lot of competition for every seller in town.

Our September Plymouth report covers the record quarter that set this up.

Selling in Plymouth this winter

If your home is the kind Plymouth’s fall buyers want, the price data is encouraging. But it may take two months or more to find that buyer, and you will be one of 178 sellers trying.

For houses that need work, the math is harder. A seasonal cottage near the beach that was never insulated, a 1970s ranch with an original septic system, a house damaged by fire or by a winter pipe burst — those are the listings that sit in a 178-home market, especially in November and December, when the second-home buyers have gone until spring. Owners who try to fix them first often find out what renovation really costs: contractors who are booked for months, permits, and budgets that keep growing once the walls come open.

Bluefin Property Buyers buys Plymouth homes for cash, as-is, all year round. We are a Massachusetts company that does its own renovation work, so cottages, damaged houses, estates and rentals are all things we buy without repairs, cleanouts or commission, and we can close in the middle of winter if you need to. See how our process works, then ask Bluefin Property Buyers for your number.

Take the easy way out.

Data: MLS PIN, single-family homes, Plymouth, through October 31, 2026.

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