46 census tracts
Worcester.Massachusetts housing market
This Worcester housing market report covers about 85,900 homes across 46 census tracts. The median census tract scores 90.3 on the PriceDNA Location Score™, the 2nd highest of the 139 markets PriceDNA tracks. For August 2026, the average listing price is $454,306 across 199 active listings (Realtor.com Economic Research, Monthly Housing Inventory).
- Average listing price
- $454,306 199 active listings · Realtor.com Economic Research, Monthly Housing Inventory · August 2026
- Approximate homes
- 85,900 across 46 assigned tracts
- Renter-occupied
- 57% of occupied homes
Worcester housing market context
- Tracts across Worcester are unusually alike on location: the middle half spans 88 to 91 on the Location Score, the 3rd narrowest spread of the 139 markets.
- Rent growth in Worcester is running at 5.6% a year at the median, faster than in 130 of the 139 markets, against the Massachusetts median of 4.7%.
- Renters occupy 57% of occupied homes, higher than in 120 of the 139 markets.
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Location score distribution
How location scores vary across 46 census tracts in Worcester.
Half of Worcester's tracts score between 88 and 91. The full range spans 82 to 96, with a median of 90.3.
What the location score shows
PriceDNA Location Score™ is a 0 to 100 signal designed to summarize local strength and risk context for rental-property analysis. Higher scores generally point to stronger location fundamentals.
The middle half of Worcester's tracts is 3.0 points wide on the score, the 3rd narrowest of the 139 markets PriceDNA tracks.
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Housing composition
Key housing statistics for approximately 85,900 homes in Worcester, including occupancy, tenure, and structure type.
Of about 85,900 homes, 7.4% are vacant. Among occupied homes, 57% are renter-occupied, providing context on the size of the local rental base.
By structure type, about 37% of Worcester’s housing units are in single-family structures, 34% in small multifamily buildings (2 to 4 units), and 29% in larger multifamily buildings (5+ units). Percentages are rounded; small residual structure categories are not shown.
How Worcester compares
Worcester's median is above the Massachusetts median on 6 of these 8 measures and above the U.S. median on 5. The city range shows the lower quarter, median and upper quarter of its census tracts.
| Metric | Worcester lower · median · upper Worcester | Massachusetts MA | United States US |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Census ACS B19013 · 2020 to 2024
|
$53,153 $65,700 $80,285 | $104,611 | $77,171 |
|
Census ACS B15003 · 2020 to 2024
|
34% 41% 48% | 53% | 41% |
|
Census ACS B01001 · 2020 to 2024
|
34% 38% 41% | 32% | 32% |
|
FHFA HPI · 2025
|
6.5% 6.5% 6.9% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
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HUD SAFMR · 2018 to 2027 + Census ACS B25064 · 2014 to 2024
|
5.3% 5.6% 5.9% | 4.7% | 3.8% |
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Census ACS B25103 · 2020 to 2024 + Lincoln Institute
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1.28% every tract | 1.06% | 1.65% |
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Census ACS B25141 · 2020 to 2024 + U.S. Treasury FIO
|
0.43% 0.49% 0.50% | 0.35% | 0.56% |
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Census ACS B25064 + B19013 · 2020 to 2024
|
30.5% 33.5% 35.6% | 31.9% | 30.8% |
About this data
PriceDNA uses the most local reliable data available for each metric. Some signals are available at the census-tract level. Others are published or more reliable at broader geographies such as county, metro, state, or national level.
Housing-unit totals are approximate. PriceDNA sums Census ACS counts for the tracts assigned to the city by centroid, so the market total can differ from a municipal boundary count when a tract crosses the city line.
The property-tax assumption combines local residential tax data with a state-level apartment benchmark to provide more conservative context for rental-property underwriting. Insurance assumptions use available residential property insurance data and should be verified for the specific property and coverage.
These pages are designed for market screening and investor education. They do not replace property-level underwriting, inspections, appraisals, insurance quotes, lender review, or professional advice.
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