Worcester housing market: home prices, trends and forecast
Worcester home prices: in September 2026 the Zillow Home Value Index valued the typical Worcester, Massachusetts home at $432,708, +1.6% on a year earlier and in its highest month on record.
- Typical value of a home
- $432,708September 2026, Zillow ZHVI
- Change over 12 months
- +1.6%. measured since September 2025.
Worcester home prices since 2000
Worcester is the steel line, the United States the grey line. From $126,568 in January 2000 to $432,708, the typical Worcester home reached a ×3.42 multiple. During those same months, the US multiple was ×2.99. At the boom high, prices were $262,829 in June 2006; the low was $167,866 in November 2012, −36.1%.
Worcester median home price, year by year
Each yearly figure averages the twelve monthly values, and 2026 shows the most recent month.
| Year | Worcester | Change on the year | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $132,353 | $125,745 | |
| 2001 | $153,944 | +16.3% | $134,899 |
| 2002 | $175,644 | +14.1% | $144,276 |
| 2003 | $204,632 | +16.5% | $155,308 |
| 2004 | $232,291 | +13.5% | $169,891 |
| 2005 | $255,304 | +9.9% | $189,732 |
| 2006 | $259,978 | +1.8% | $206,531 |
| 2007 | $245,890 | −5.4% | $208,449 |
| 2008 | $221,365 | −10.0% | $195,574 |
| 2009 | $199,998 | −9.7% | $177,542 |
| 2010 | $199,573 | −0.2% | $171,462 |
| 2011 | $184,905 | −7.3% | $162,508 |
| 2012 | $169,831 | −8.2% | $161,137 |
| 2013 | $176,315 | +3.8% | $171,420 |
| 2014 | $185,027 | +4.9% | $182,996 |
| 2015 | $192,234 | +3.9% | $192,738 |
| 2016 | $203,888 | +6.1% | $204,509 |
| 2017 | $221,060 | +8.4% | $216,767 |
| 2018 | $239,991 | +8.6% | $230,541 |
| 2019 | $251,737 | +4.9% | $242,088 |
| 2020 | $276,214 | +9.7% | $257,151 |
| 2021 | $326,141 | +18.1% | $295,959 |
| 2022 | $362,431 | +11.1% | $340,014 |
| 2023 | $384,249 | +6.0% | $348,160 |
| 2024 | $416,928 | +8.5% | $359,751 |
| 2025 | $427,004 | +2.4% | $362,959 |
| September 2026 | $432,708 | +1.6% | $366,157 |
What a home bought in Worcester in any year is worth today
An index-based estimate of a typical home, not an appraisal.
Each year's figure averages its twelve monthly index values, and the current value is September 2026. Other choices: home appreciation calculator.
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Worcester housing market forecast
For the Worcester, MA metro, Zillow's forecast calls for +1.7% during the 12 months beginning in September 2026. It also projects +0.7% over the next three months. With Worcester's typical value at $432,708, that forecast would suggest a figure near $440,100 a year on.
This forecast restates Zillow's central estimate for the metro; the site itself publishes no forecast. Forecasts of this kind over 12 months have typically been off by several percentage points from the realised change, in both directions. This is not investment advice.
All metro forecasts in a single table: housing market forecast.
Worcester housing market crash risk score
A moderate rating of 38 out of 100
Worcester is ranked against the 292 cities using five conditions that ran high before previous price declines. Every input is scored from 0 to 100 relative to the other cities, and the five scores are averaged with equal weight. It shows conditions as they are now, and it does not forecast a crash.
| Input | Value | Sub-score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active listings vs 2019 | −23.7% | 17 | 20% |
| Days on the market vs 2019 | −13.5% | 17 | 20% |
| Price-to-rent ratio | 17.0 | 44 | 20% |
| Price-to-income ratio | 6.1 | 73 | 20% |
| 12-month price change | +1.6% | 39 | 20% |
This is not investment advice. How the inputs get scored: methodology. Every one of the 292 cities ranked: crash risk by city.
Worcester inventory and days on market
For September 2026 the Worcester, MA metro listed 1,615 homes for sale, a year-on-year rise of +26.1% and a change of −23.7% compared with the same month in 2019. Selling took a median of 45 days per listing (−13.5% against 2019), and price cuts appeared on 21.3% of listings.
| Worcester, MA metro, September 2026 | Value | On a year |
|---|---|---|
| Active listings | 1,615 | +26.1% |
| New listings | 972 | |
| Median days on market | 45 | +21.9% |
| Median list price | $549,946 | −0.6% |
| Share with a price cut | 21.3% |
Metro inventory from Realtor.com® Economic Research. Realtor.com data. Days on market by city for every metro.
Rent and the cost of living in Worcester
The Zillow Observed Rent Index puts Worcester's typical asking rent at $2,122 a month, which is +1.4% on a year. Paying that rent for 17.0 years equals the cost of the typical home. The median household income of $71,042 (Census ACS 2024) means the typical home equals 6.1 times one year of income. BEA has metro prices at 102.5, where the US average is 100, and housing costs at 113.0.
Additional housing markets in Massachusetts
- In Boston, the figure is $761,236.
- Springfield, Massachusetts $301,926
The state as a whole: Massachusetts housing market.
How to read this chart
For each point, the Zillow Home Value Index for Worcester shows a typical home's worth in the market's middle third. The values are smoothed and seasonally adjusted, and they use dollars from the month shown. The hollow dot shows the month on the slider, while the terracotta dot shows the latest month. These figures ignore inflation, and the index describes the typical home rather than any one house: find the value of a single home from its own sale price, either with the card above it or with the home appreciation calculator.