Home values, rents and more in Massachusetts
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Massachusetts compares
The typical home in Massachusetts is worth about $655,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Massachusetts are 1.8 times the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Massachusetts rose 2.3%, compared with +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $2,626 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 36% above the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 2.7% over the past year.
The median household income is $103,960, against $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 7,154,084 people live in Massachusetts (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
Massachusetts has the 3rd-highest typical home value of the 51 states in the United States with Zillow figures.
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Metro areas in Massachusetts
Counties in Massachusetts
- Barnstable County, MA $757,000
- Berkshire County, MA $390,000
- Bristol County, MA $546,000
- Dukes County, MA $1,556,000
- Essex County, MA $716,000
- Franklin County, MA $369,000
- Hampden County, MA $351,000
- Hampshire County, MA $450,000
- Middlesex County, MA $805,000
- Nantucket County, MA $3,187,000
- Norfolk County, MA $764,000
- Plymouth County, MA $647,000
- Suffolk County, MA $739,000
- Worcester County, MA $495,000
Sources
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.
"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.