Home values, rents and more in ZIP code 01851 (Lowell, MA)
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How 01851 compares
The typical home in ZIP code 01851 (Lowell, MA) is worth about $520,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in 01851 are 28% below the typical value in the Boston metro area ($726,000) and 42% above the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in 01851 rose 0.7%, compared with +2.1% in the Boston metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $2,361 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 21% below the Boston metro area ($2,987) and 22% above the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 4.3% over the past year.
The median household income is $92,401, against $115,863 in the Boston metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 33,403 people live in 01851 (American Community Survey 2020–24).
01851 has the 29th-lowest typical home value of the 272 ZIP codes in the Boston metro area and the 169th-lowest of 484 in Massachusetts with Zillow figures.
Part of: Lowell, MA · Middlesex County, MA · Boston metro area · Massachusetts
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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.