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US housing market report · July 2026

The state of the Massachusetts housing market.

Median home value and city-by-city trends across Massachusetts, from Zillow Home Value Index data. Free to cite with attribution to Home Value Pros.

Massachusetts median value

$623K

Zillow ZHVI, July 2026

Cities covered

38

with published pages

Report video

Monthly

per city, on each hub

12-month outlook · data through July 2026

Where are Massachusetts home values headed?

Current typical value

$623,437

Zillow ZHVI median, July 2026

Past 12 months

+1.7%

change in the median

12 months out

$637,000

if the recent trend continues

Trend projection from the past 12 months, not a prediction. Actual values depend on mortgage rates, inventory, and local conditions.

Where values are climbing

Fastest appreciating Massachusetts cities

  1. 1Nantucket
    $3.15MUp7.3%
  2. 2Needham
    $1.68MUp5.7%
  3. 3Wales
    $359KUp5.7%
  4. 4Springfield
    $313KUp4.4%
  5. 5Plymouth
    $658KUp4.2%
  6. 6New Bedford
    $448KUp3.9%
  7. 7Taunton
    $525KUp3.8%
  8. 8Provincetown
    $1.07MUp3.7%
  9. 9Hopkinton
    $976KUp3.3%
  10. 10Fall River
    $449KUp2.8%

Where the market is cooling

Fastest cooling Massachusetts cities

  1. 1Brookline
    $1.18MDown3.1%
  2. 2Acton
    $700KDown0.5%
  3. 3East Boston
    $668KDown0.3%
  4. 4Framingham
    $639KUp0.1%
  5. 5Cambridge
    $1.16MUp0.2%
  6. 6Lynn
    $565KUp0.2%
  7. 7Sudbury
    $1.16MUp0.5%
  8. 8Lowell
    $484KUp0.5%
  9. 9Somerville
    $948KUp0.7%
  10. 10Bolton
    $884KUp0.9%

Priciest markets in the state

Most expensive Massachusetts cities by median value

  1. 1Nantucket
    $3.15M
  2. 2Needham
    $1.68M
  3. 3Westwood
    $1.26M
  4. 4Brookline
    $1.18M
  5. 5Sudbury
    $1.16M
  6. 6Cambridge
    $1.16M
  7. 7Orleans
    $1.08M
  8. 8Provincetown
    $1.07M
  9. 9Marblehead
    $1.06M
  10. 10Boston
    $982K

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Methodology & attribution

Figures are medians of the latest Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) across each city's published ZIPs in Massachusetts, as of July 2026. Year-over-year change compares each market to the same month a year earlier, paired ZIPs only. Data and analysis by Home Value Pros; cite with a link to this report. See the national housing market report and the Massachusetts market index.