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Cheapest ZIPs in Essex County, MA

No ZIP in Essex County, MAclears the HavenScore: 60 quality floor this month — in high-cost counties, low prices and strong scores rarely overlap. Below is the affordable end anyway: the county’s most affordable scored ZIPs, ranked by median home value with each ZIP’s score shown. Refreshed October 2026.

  1. 1
    01840
    Lawrence, MA
    $386,450
    HavenScore: 39
  2. 2
    01901
    Lynn, MA
    $467,380
    HavenScore: 38
  3. 3
    01841
    Lawrence, MA
    $490,546
    HavenScore: 33
  4. 4
    01832
    Haverhill, MA
    $525,701
    HavenScore: 40
  5. 5
    01902
    Lynn, MA
    $536,973
    HavenScore: 40
  6. 6
    01843
    Lawrence, MA
    $537,149
    HavenScore: 38
  7. 7
    01830
    Haverhill, MA
    $555,564
    HavenScore: 39
  8. 8
    01835
    Haverhill, MA
    $564,279
    HavenScore: 45
  9. 9
    01905
    Lynn, MA
    $576,229
    HavenScore: 40
  10. 10
    01970
    Salem, MA
    $606,749
    HavenScore: 41

Essex County against Massachusetts

The middle scored ZIP in each: 42 ZIPs in Essex County, 485 in Massachusetts. HavenScore, scored October 1, 2026. Typical home value: Zillow, August 2026.

FigureEssex CountyMassachusetts
Typical home value, Zillow$779K$616K
HavenScore4243

Every scored ZIP in Essex County, MA

All 42 scored ZIPs, A to Z by city. The list above ranks only the cheapest. HavenScore, scored October 1, 2026. Typical home value: Zillow, August 2026.

Each row: ZIP, city, HavenScore (0–100), typical home value (Zillow).

Cities in Essex County

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Frequently asked questions

Why doesn't this list use the usual quality floor?
Cheapest-ZIPs lists normally include only ZIPs with HavenScore: 60 or above. No ZIP in Essex County, MA clears that floor this month, so this page shows the county's most affordable scored ZIPs instead — with each ZIP's HavenScore shown, so the trade-off stays visible.
How is "most affordable" measured here?
ZIPs are ranked by median home value from lowest to highest across every scored ZIP in Essex County, MA. Because no ZIP clears the quality floor this month, no score filter is applied to this list.
How often is this list updated?
This page refreshes monthly when our pipeline ingests new data from Zillow, Realtor, Redfin, and Census.