The median home in Worcester, Massachusetts is valued at $421,246, up 1.1% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $2,134, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 16.4x — near the national average of 18x. Worcester is part of the Worcester, MA-CT metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.

Home Value$421,246

+1.1%

Rent$2,134/mo

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

Affordability

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$84,249 on $421,246

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Out of reach43.2% of income

Need $115,757/yr to afford.

PITI$2,701

P/I43.2%

Afford$273K

Gap-$148K

P&I $2,130Tax $421Ins $150

Renting $567/mo cheaper ($2,134 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + MA ins. 28% per HUD.

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Other cities in Massachusetts

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Nantucket$2.97M Chilmark$2.28M Weston$2.18M Wellesley$1.95M Edgartown$1.77M Aquinnah$1.73M Dover$1.72M West Tisbury$1.6M

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