Massachusetts housing market
Typical home value
$655K
▲ 2.3% 1 yr
5-year change
+26%
U.S. +20%
Median city rent
$2,725/mo
71 cities
Unemployment rate
4.3%
Median household income
$119K
2025
Key takeaways
- 1The typical home in Massachusetts is worth $655,219, up 2.3% in a year and up 26% over five years. That's the #3 most expensive of 51.
- 2Across 71 cities with rent data, median typical rent is $2,725/mo, roughly a 5.0% gross yield on the typical home.
- 3Median household income was $118,500 in 2025, so the typical home costs 5.5× income.
- 4Unemployment is 4.3% (−0.3 pts in a year).
Home values
Source: Zillow Research (ZHVI, ZORI and market activity data).
Source: FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Quarterly, all-transactions index.
Massachusetts metro areas
Boston, MA
$726K home$2,987 rent4.9% yield
▲ 2.1% 1 yr
Worcester, MA
$477K home$2,105 rent5.3% yield
▲ 2.1% 1 yr
Springfield, MA
$372K home$1,963 rent6.3% yield
▲ 3.3% 1 yr
Barnstable Town, MA
$757K home$2,578 rent4.1% yield
▲ 2.9% 1 yr
Pittsfield, MA
$390K home$1,757 rent5.4% yield
▲ 1.6% 1 yr
Massachusetts cities
71 cities, largest first. Click a column to sort.
71 cities
| Boston | $761K | ▼ 1.6% | $3,271 | ▲ 2.1% | 5.2% |
| Worcester | $433K | ▲ 1.6% | $2,122 | ▲ 1.4% | 5.9% |
| Springfield | $302K | ▲ 4.2% | $1,822 | ▲ 7.4% | 7.2% |
| Cambridge | $1.02M | ▼ 0.5% | $3,438 | ▲ 2.8% | 4.0% |
| Lowell | $482K | ▲ 1.1% | $2,252 | ▲ 1.7% | 5.6% |
| Brockton | $505K | ▲ 2.1% | $2,289 | ▲ 3.6% | 5.4% |
| Lynn | $577K | ▲ 0.7% | $2,342 | ▲ 2.4% | 4.9% |
| New Bedford | $439K | ▲ 3.4% | $1,811 | ▲ 2.7% | 4.9% |
| Fall River | $448K | ▲ 2.1% | $1,888 | ▲ 2.4% | 5.1% |
| Newton | $1.48M | ▲ 1.9% | $3,358 | ▲ 2.8% | 2.7% |
| Quincy | $674K | ▲ 2.1% | $2,712 | ▲ 1.0% | 4.8% |
| Lawrence | $510K | ▲ 2.4% | $2,372 | ▲ 2.2% | 5.6% |
| Somerville | $920K | ▲ 0.1% | $3,428 | ▲ 2.7% | 4.5% |
| Framingham | $657K | ▲ 0.6% | $2,298 | ▼ 2.4% | 4.2% |
| Haverhill | $546K | ▲ 2.1% | $2,258 | ▼ 0.6% | 5.0% |
| Malden | $668K | ▲ 1.8% | $2,929 | ▲ 2.5% | 5.3% |
| Waltham | $807K | ▲ 0.8% | $2,930 | ▲ 1.9% | 4.4% |
| Brookline | $1.12M | ▼ 5.1% | $3,488 | ▲ 4.3% | 3.7% |
| Medford | $817K | ▲ 0.4% | $3,626 | ▲ 3.0% | 5.3% |
| Taunton | $517K | ▲ 3.9% | $2,069 | ▲ 9.5% | 4.8% |
| Weymouth | $617K | ▲ 3.0% | $2,553 | ▲ 2.0% | 5.0% |
| Revere | $609K | ▲ 1.1% | $2,764 | ▲ 1.1% | 5.4% |
| Peabody | $691K | ▲ 1.1% | $2,836 | ▲ 1.9% | 4.9% |
| Methuen | $619K | ▲ 2.0% | $2,352 | ▲ 3.2% | 4.6% |
| Plymouth | $651K | ▲ 4.2% | $2,801 | ▲ 2.5% | 5.2% |
| Barnstable | $713K | ▲ 1.9% | $2,894 | ▲ 2.6% | 4.9% |
| Everett | $620K | ▲ 0.5% | $2,803 | ▲ 2.2% | 5.4% |
| Arlington | $1.06M | ▲ 2.8% | $2,925 | ▲ 3.5% | 3.3% |
| Attleboro | $536K | ▲ 2.9% | $2,366 | ▲ 4.1% | 5.3% |
| Pittsfield | $308K | ▲ 1.0% | $1,545 | ▲ 2.9% | 6.0% |
| Leominster | $467K | ▲ 1.6% | $1,885 | ▲ 2.4% | 4.8% |
| Fitchburg | $400K | ▲ 1.4% | $1,859 | ▲ 0.7% | 5.6% |
| Salem | $604K | ▲ 0.6% | $2,683 | ▲ 2.1% | 5.3% |
| Billerica | $697K | ▲ 2.5% | $2,751 | ▼ 0.1% | 4.7% |
| Marlborough | $571K | ▲ 0.2% | $2,666 | ▲ 0.8% | 5.6% |
| Woburn | $753K | ▲ 2.0% | $2,844 | ▲ 1.8% | 4.5% |
| Chelsea | $519K | ▲ 1.1% | $2,632 | ▲ 1.8% | 6.1% |
| Amherst | $538K | ▲ 2.9% | $2,999 | ▲ 4.6% | 6.7% |
| Braintree | $730K | ▲ 3.0% | $2,920 | ▲ 1.2% | 4.8% |
| Shrewsbury | $686K | ▲ 0.5% | $2,350 | ▲ 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Beverly | $756K | ▲ 3.4% | $2,745 | ▲ 7.0% | 4.4% |
| Natick | $878K | ▲ 1.4% | $2,944 | ▲ 4.2% | 4.0% |
| Andover | $987K | ▲ 2.5% | $2,769 | ▲ 4.6% | 3.4% |
| Chelmsford | $674K | ▲ 1.2% | $2,677 | ▲ 3.3% | 4.8% |
| Watertown | $810K | ▲ 0.4% | $3,101 | ▲ 2.0% | 4.6% |
| Randolph | $587K | ▲ 3.0% | $2,582 | ▼ 0.4% | 5.3% |
| Franklin | $703K | ▲ 3.0% | $2,534 | ▲ 2.9% | 4.3% |
| Needham | $1.54M | ▲ 6.1% | $3,702 | ▲ 3.8% | 2.9% |
| North Andover | $801K | ▲ 1.2% | $2,816 | ▲ 5.7% | 4.2% |
| Norwood | $728K | ▲ 2.1% | $2,579 | ▲ 0.7% | 4.3% |
| Tewksbury | $671K | ▲ 2.1% | $2,864 | ▲ 8.3% | 5.1% |
| North Attleboro | $603K | ▲ 2.8% | $2,241 | ▲ 3.2% | 4.5% |
| Milford | $557K | ▲ 2.6% | $2,281 | ▼ 0.2% | 4.9% |
| Melrose | $908K | ▲ 4.1% | $3,031 | ▲ 3.7% | 4.0% |
| Wellesley | $2.01M | ▲ 5.2% | $4,030 | ▲ 7.0% | 2.4% |
| Stoughton | $604K | ▲ 1.9% | $2,516 | ▲ 1.2% | 5.0% |
| Bridgewater | $634K | ▲ 3.2% | $2,650 | ▲ 1.2% | 5.0% |
| Danvers | $727K | ▲ 2.0% | $2,825 | ▲ 2.0% | 4.7% |
| Wakefield | $812K | ▲ 2.2% | $2,827 | ▲ 4.3% | 4.2% |
| Belmont | $1.42M | ▲ 1.4% | $3,051 | ▲ 2.2% | 2.6% |
| Burlington | $867K | ▲ 2.1% | $3,153 | ▲ 3.3% | 4.4% |
| Dedham | $757K | ▲ 2.3% | $2,913 | ▲ 5.9% | 4.6% |
| Canton | $799K | ▲ 2.7% | $3,008 | ▲ 3.1% | 4.5% |
| Mansfield | $709K | ▲ 3.2% | $2,630 | ▲ 4.2% | 4.5% |
| Stoneham | $799K | ▲ 2.7% | $3,055 | ▲ 4.1% | 4.6% |
| Westborough | $727K | ▲ 0.1% | $2,526 | ▲ 5.0% | 4.2% |
| Gardner | $373K | ▲ 1.5% | $1,676 | ▲ 3.9% | 5.4% |
| Winthrop | $676K | ▲ 0.5% | $2,725 | ▲ 5.3% | 4.8% |
| Newburyport | $933K | ▲ 4.5% | $3,028 | ▲ 3.7% | 3.9% |
| Amesbury | $622K | ▲ 2.4% | $2,500 | ▲ 1.6% | 4.8% |
| Bellingham | $540K | ▲ 2.2% | $2,519 | ▲ 0.9% | 5.6% |
Data refreshed Oct 26, 2026.