Plymouth County, MA

Plymouth County is an underwriting screen, not a settled cash-flow case: Zillow’s county median home value of $661,633 and median asking rent of $2,754 per month produce the supplied 4.99% gross yield before operating costs. That makes the county worth deeper review for buyers able to test property expenses, but warrants caution for those needing demonstrated net cash flow. Zillow reports value growth of 3.63% and rent growth of 2.10%; FHFA’s annual repeat-transaction HPI rose 4.37%. These are different methods and supplied time labels, so they corroborate direction without creating one combined appreciation measure.

Measured market asking rent is not HUD Fair Market Rent. HUD’s $2,311 FMR is a payment standard, while asking rent is 19.20% higher, and neither figure establishes collected rent, vacancy, or renewal performance. The supplied gross yield therefore cannot stand in for NOI. An effective property-tax rate of 1.17% and a $6,502 median annual bill are carrying costs that must be tested against the rent and price at the asset level.

Realtor.com’s MLS listing market complicates that direction: 1,001 active listings, up 10.19%, accompanied a 3.69% fall in median asking listing price. The 34-day median marketing time and 13.88% price-reduced share indicate more visible seller concessions, not closed-sale pricing or buyer demand by themselves. Pending listings exceeded active inventory, but that ratio is likewise listing-market evidence only. QCEW’s annual workplace data show covered employment and average weekly wages increased; Trade, transportation, and utilities was the largest disclosed private supersector, not the whole county economy. Tax-return migration showed a net outflow despite higher average income among incoming movers, while non-occupant purchase mortgages were a minority of total purchases.

Modeled annual climate loss equals 0.10% of building value, and inland flood is the dominant hazard; neither county-level result identifies a parcel’s flood exposure or insurance cost. The record does not publish property-level flood zone and elevation, insurance quotes, lease rolls, vacancy, maintenance, financing terms, or closed-sale comparables. Their absence prevents an NOI, debt-coverage, asset-specific hazard, or sale-basis valuation conclusion.