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State housing market

Massachusetts housing market

The latest Massachusetts home prices, inventory, and days-on-market — with month-over-month and year-over-year trends and how it stacks up nationally. The typical Massachusetts home is 80.2% higher than the U.S. typical value of $370K.

Data as of May 2026.

Latest market snapshot

Home value

$667K

May 2026

Sale price

$688K

May 2026

Days on market

21 days

May 2026

Inventory

14,106

May 2026

Months supply

3

May 2026

Homes sold

5,440

May 2026

Sale-to-list

101.4%

May 2026

What the numbers say

  • ·Typical home value (ZHVI) is $667,265 — -0.0% month over month, +1.7% year over year.
  • ·Median sale price is $688,100 — +1.1% month over month, +0.9% year over year.
  • ·Median days on market is 21 days — -16.0% month over month, +5.0% year over year.
  • ·Homes for sale is 14,106 — +5.6% month over month, +5.3% year over year.

13-month trends

Typical home value (ZHVI)May 2025May 2026
Massachusetts Typical home value (ZHVI) — trailing 13 months$667K
Median sale priceMay 2025May 2026
Massachusetts Median sale price — trailing 13 months$688K
Median days on marketMay 2025May 2026
Massachusetts Median days on market — trailing 13 months21 days
Homes for saleMay 2025May 2026
Massachusetts Homes for sale — trailing 13 months14,106

Metro areas in Massachusetts

Metro areaTypical home value
Boston, MA$742K
Worcester, MA$483K
Springfield, MA$376K
Barnstable Town, MA$765K

Sources & methodology

Every figure on this page is drawn from authoritative public housing and mortgage data, refreshed monthly. Home values shown as ZHVI are a smoothed typical-value index, not raw sale prices. We cite openly so you can verify.