Wayland, MA Real Estate
Wayland is a residential town of about 14,000 people on the Sudbury River, about 17 miles west of Boston, made up of Wayland Center and the village of Cochituate. From Jul–Sep 2026, the median single-family home in Wayland sold for $1,180,000 across 35 sales, at 99.4% of list price.
The Wayland market right now
Median prices and days on market cover closings from Jul–Sep 2026. Listing counts are as of Oct 7, 2026.
Supply and Demand: Wayland
Wayland is a thin market, with 10 to 26 new listings a month. August was quiet on both sides: 10 new listings and 10 homes under agreement.
September was the busiest month of the quarter, with 26 new listings and 19 pendings. Inventory rose to 55.
Single-family homes sold at a median of 99.4% of list after 26 days, a little slower than Natick or Framingham. With 2.3 months of supply, sellers still have the advantage, but pricing carefully matters more here than in the hotter towns.
New Listings, Total Active Inventory, Pending, and Closed by Month, Jul–Sep 2026
Show the numbers
| Month | New Listings | Total Active Inventory | Went Pending | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 20 | 40 | 13 | 18 |
| Aug 2026 | 10 | 40 | 10 | 19 |
| Sep 2026 | 26 | 55 | 19 | 10 |
How to read it: New Listings counts homes listed that month. Total Active Inventory is everything on the market at the start of the month plus that month's new listings, so it counts every home a buyer could have seen that month. Went Pending counts homes that went under agreement, by offer date. Closed counts sales that recorded that month. All property types (single-family, condo and multi-family) are included.
Source: MLS Property Information Network, Inc. (MLS PIN), Middlesex County data as of Oct 7, 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Jul closings start Jul 7, so they're a few days short. Listings that were withdrawn or expired aren't in the export, so earlier months slightly undercount new listings and inventory. The latest month's pending count will rise as recent listings go under agreement. Medians based on small numbers of sales can swing month to month.
Homes for sale in Wayland
Wayland, neighborhood by neighborhood
Wayland is small, but the two halves of town feel different.
Wayland Center
The historic town center at Routes 20 and 27, with the town library, shops and older homes on larger lots.
Cochituate
The village in south Wayland near Lake Cochituate and the Natick and Framingham lines, with smaller lots and quick Route 30 and Mass Pike access.
North Wayland
Larger lots and newer construction near Sudbury and the Great Meadows refuge.
Along the Sudbury River
Homes near the river meadows and conservation land, with some of the most open views in town.
Commute, schools and everyday life
Getting around
Wayland has no commuter rail station of its own. Most commuters drive to Natick, Framingham or Weston stations or take the Mass Pike via Route 30 or Route 27. Routes 20, 27, 30 and 126 run through town.
Schools
Wayland Public Schools serves the town, including Wayland High School. See Wayland Public Schools.
Outdoors
The Sudbury River, the Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, the Mass Central Rail Trail and extensive town conservation land.
Common questions about Wayland
Is Wayland a buyer's or seller's market right now?
As of Oct 7, 2026, Wayland has about 2.3 months of supply (39 active listings against roughly 17 closings a month over the last three months), which points to a seller's market. From Jul–Sep 2026, single-family homes sold at a median of 99.4% of list price. I update this every month from MLS PIN.
Is Wayland on town sewer?
Mostly not. In the past year, 141 of the 147 single-family homes sold in Wayland were listed in MLS PIN with a private septic system, so most sales need a Title V inspection. I check septic status early for every Wayland buyer and seller.
How do I commute from Wayland to Boston?
Most commuters drive to the Mass Pike via Route 30 or Route 27, or to commuter rail in Natick, Framingham or Weston.
Where are Wayland deeds recorded?
At the Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds.
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