US housing market report · August 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
$615K
Zillow ZHVI, August 2026
Cities covered
38
with published pages
Report video
Monthly
per city, on each hub
12-month outlook · data through August 2026
Where are Massachusetts home values headed?
Current typical value
$615,457
Zillow ZHVI median, August 2026
Past 12 months
+2.1%
change in the median
12 months out
$624,000
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
- $3.17MUp8.8%
- $1.67MUp6.3%
- $359KUp5.6%
- $311KUp4.7%
- $1.08MUp4.5%
- $656KUp4.4%
- $521KUp4.0%
- $443KUp3.9%
- $1.24MUp3.4%
- $965KUp3.3%
Where the market is cooling
Fastest cooling Massachusetts cities
Priciest markets in the state
Most expensive Massachusetts cities by median value
- $3.17M
- $1.67M
- $1.24M
- $1.15M
- $1.14M
- $1.09M
- $1.08M
- $1.08M
- $1.05M
- 10Boston$971K
Common questions
What people ask us.
Methodology & attribution
Figures are medians of the latest Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) across each city's published ZIPs in Massachusetts, as of August 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.