Salem housing market,
at a glance.

50 active homes·$171,000 median asking·94 median days listed

Updated September 18, 2026. Active asking prices only, not sold prices, and not an appraisal.

Salem market snapshot

As of September 18, 2026

50
Active homes
4 new in 7 days
$171,000
Median asking price
$39,900–$698,000
$102/sq ft
Median price per sq ft
1,649 sq ft typical
94 days
Median days listed
typically built 1922
What stands out today
  • 52%
    listed over 90 days
    26 of 50 active homes.
  • 72%
    single family inventory
    36 of 50 listings with a stated type.
  • 129 days
    median for 2 bed listings
    The longest wait of any bedroom band here.

Explore Salem by ZIP

Bubble size is the number of homes for sale. Pick one on the map or scroll the cards.

ZIP markets

4 in Salem · scroll to compare
08079Salem
$192,500
Median asking price
For sale
56
$/sq ft
$120
Days listed
92
13% above the Salem median
Explore 08079
62881Salem
$172,000
Median asking price
For sale
24
$/sq ft
$108
Days listed
46
1% above the Salem median
Explore 62881
72576Salem
$349,900
Median asking price
For sale
15
$/sq ft
$144
Days listed
108
105% above the Salem median
Explore 72576
06420Salem
$699,950
Median asking price
For sale
10
$/sq ft
$235
Days listed
42
309% above the Salem median
Explore 06420

By bedroom count

2 bed listings wait longest: a median of 129 days, against 65 for 4 bed.

Houses, condos and townhouses, 49 of 50 active homes. Whole buildings and land have no bedroom count; they are in Property mix.

BedroomsFor saleMedian askingDays listed
2 bedlow sample9$200,000129 days
3 bed21$140,00089 days
4 bed11$230,00065 days
5+ bedlow sample8$166,000118 days

Inventory age

52% of active homes have been listed more than 90 days. This reflects today's active inventory, not a trend over time.

40%
52%
Under 60 days
40%
20 homes
60–90 days
8%
4 homes
Over 90 days
52%
26 homes

Property mix

Single Family homes are 72% of what is for sale.

Listings by property typeranked by count · median asking price under each label
Listings by property typeranked by count · median asking price under each label
Single Family$199,950
3672%
Townhouse$127,500
1428%

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Active asking prices only, not sold prices, and not an appraisal.About this data
  • Active asking prices only — not sold prices, and not an appraisal.
  • Coverage is the areas EuKreate tracks, so this is not the whole market.
  • Whether a home is under contract is not in the data we receive, so no pending count is shown.
  • No trend yet: we have not started measuring this area.

How this is put together