Going to the Thanksgiving Source: Plymouth

By: Diane Tuman, Content Manager | November 22, 2007

Plymouth

Since it’s Thanksgiving, we thought we’d pay a visit to this holiday’s Ground Zero — Plymouth, MA. In case you forgot the details from your 4th-grade history class, Plymouth is where the Pilgrims settled in 1620 after initially landing in Provincetown, MA, only to skedaddle a few months later after finding life and the terrain a bit daunting on the tip of the Cape. It’s also where the first Thanksgiving was allegedly celebrated, although historic records wrestle with whether Berkeley Plantation, VA, was the site of the first Thanksgiving a year earlier. Which reminds me: Hoboken or Cooperstown?

Skipping ahead to 2007, real estate health for Plymouthonians (or is it Plymouthites or Plymouthinians?) seems to be relatively stable. While the rest of the country has suffered a 5.7% dip in year-over-year value, home values in Plymouth are off by -1.2% (click on the “Cities” tab and scroll down to Plymouth). As I take a look at homes for sale in Plymouth, the Zindex is $332,740, compared to a national Zindex of $244,000. Not bad, Plymouth. But, what are the home values in Provincetown — the city the Pilgrims ditched in favor of Plymouth? It looks like P-town has the upper hand in real estate values with a Zindex of $515,106. And if you’ve ever been to that little curl on the tip of the Cape, you would know why.

Now, push away from your computer and go enjoy your Thanksgiving! See you in a few days.

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Categories: Real Estate, Zillow

Comments

5 Comments so far

andrew on November 22, 2007 9:50 am

Plymouth is a dump!
Metrowest MA Real Estate on November 27, 2007 8:11 pm

Diane - What is the source that says values in Plymouth are down by only 1.2%? I find this very hard to believe as most of Massachusetts is down much more than that year over year!
Diane Tuman on November 28, 2007 11:32 am

The source is Zillow’s Home Value Report, which can be found here: http://www.zillow.com/quarterlies/QuarterlyReports.htm

This blog post explains some of the analysis: http://www.zillowblog.com/when-it-rains-it-pours/2007/11/
Loretta Ashley on November 29, 2007 1:12 am

Why do you list so much wrong information?
74-788 uluaoa st kailua kona hi 96740 is a 2 story 5 bed 3 bath home largest lot in track closer to 2800sg ft your appraised value is a joke what do you do? throw a dart at a board and call it fact? If your going to post these things you should get it right although I only looked you up because I keep hearing how terribly far off you are,no one with a brain takes this junk seriously
Aloha Loretta
Minnesota & Wisconsin Lake Property on January 17, 2008 7:19 pm

Sure we will do