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.
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Home Value$421,246
+1.1%
Rent$2,134/mo
AFFORDABILITYRenting $567/mo cheaper ($2,134 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + MA ins. 28% per HUD.
Enter your income for Worcester.
$84,249 on $421,246
Out of reach — 43.2% of income
Need $115,757/yr to afford.
PITI$2,701
P/I43.2%
Afford$273K
Gap-$148K
P&I $2,130Tax $421Ins $150
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