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Worcester, MA housing market

Sale prices, rents and tax rates, each with its source.

Updated By John Chalino, real estate agent, MA license 9539762

Value my 2-4 family

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Market snapshot

Worcester single-family prices are up 4.7% in a year.

Median sale price, single-family home

$471,369

Up 4.7% in a year

Redfin, August 2026

Median days on the market, all homes

22 days

Redfin, August 2026

Median asking price, multifamily

$679K

Asking, not sold 100 for sale

Redfin, September 30, 2026

Median sale price, single-family home

$523,283

Up 1.6% in a year

Redfin, August 2026

Median days on the market, all homes

27 days

Redfin, August 2026

Median asking price, multifamily

$600K

Asking, not sold 292 for sale

Redfin, September 30, 2026

What is my Worcester home worth?
How to read these numbers
In Worcester County, homes sold for 100.8% of list price in August 2026. Redfin publishes this for the county only. (Redfin, August 2026)

Single-family homes alone: 21 days on the market in the city, 26 in the county. (Redfin, August 2026)

The multifamily figure is an asking price. I found no public source for what 2-4 families sell for. My own closed sales are further down this page.

A second source: The Warren Group put the county’s May 2026 single-family median at $480,000, from recorded deeds.

Redfin housing market pages for the City of Worcester and Worcester County (August 2026, Redfin’s latest month, may be revised). Redfin multifamily listings for the city and the county (September 30, 2026). The Warren Group, May 2026.

A third of Worcester’s homes are in 2-4 unit buildings.

Many are three-deckers. I value these buildings on their rents and recent sales.

33.6%

of the city’s homes.

37.4%

of the city’s homes. 31.6% are detached houses, 5.8% are attached.

28.6%

of the city’s homes are in buildings with five or more units.

What is my 2-4 family worth?What is my building worth?What is my Worcester home worth?

Each square is about 1% of 85,876 homes. Census ACS 2020-2024, table B25024.
What is a three-decker?
A blue Worcester three-decker with a wide front porch, bracketed eaves and bay windows stacked three floors high
A Worcester three-decker. Photo: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.
  • More than 6,000 were built in Worcester. About 4,000 went up between 1890 and 1920.
  • Worcester’s three-deckers are on the National Register of Historic Places as a thematic group.
  • 59% of the city’s homes were built before 1960. On buildings that old, condition and systems count toward value.

Build counts: MassLandlords, April 2015. National Register: National Park Service. Age of stock: Worcester Regional Research Bureau, May 2026, citing the City’s Housing Production Plan.

Full Census breakdown
Building typeShare of homes
2 units8.7%
3 or 4 units24.9%
Single-family, detached31.6%
Single-family, attached5.8%
5 or more units28.6%

Other structure types make up the remaining 0.4%. 85,876 housing units in all. The Census does not count three-deckers by name. Buildings with three or four units are the closest official measure. Grid squares are rounded to whole percents.

Share of housing units by units in structure, City of Worcester. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, table B25024. Shares computed from the published counts.

How a Worcester 2-4 family is priced

I start with the rents and costs, then check the number against recent sales.

Value

$1,950 a month

Zillow asking rent for a Worcester two-bedroom.

Monthly rent by bedrooms

  • 1 bed$1,739$1,587
  • 2 beds$1,950$2,043
  • 3 beds$2,250$2,560

Zillow Rental Manager, September 28, 2026. HUD FY2027 Fair Market Rents, Worcester metro area.

Why the rent numbers differ

Zillow tracks the Worcester rentals listed now. HUD sets a Fair Market Rent for the metro area. Apartment List tracks a median across all units: $1,521 in September 2026, down 6.3% from a year earlier. John prices on what the units rent for, then checks it against these.

Apartment List, September 2026.

$13.28 per $1,000

Worcester’s FY2026 residential tax rate, on assessed value.

If assessed at $679,000

$13.28 per $1,000

about $9,017 a year

An illustration, not a quote. $679,000 is the median asking price of Worcester multifamily listings on September 30, 2026.

Massachusetts DOR, FY2026 tax rates by class. Redfin, City of Worcester multifamily listings, September 30, 2026.

Vacancy and the commercial rate

Rental vacancy in the Worcester metro area was 3.2% in the second quarter of 2026, with a margin of error of 3.9 points. Read it as low, not exact. Commercial, industrial and personal property pay $29.06 per $1,000.

Census Bureau Housing Vacancy Survey, Q2 2026. Massachusetts DOR, FY2026 tax rates by class.

Greater Boston multifamily, August 2026

near 5.2%

Worcester

not published

I found no published one for Worcester. I work it out for each building from its own rents and costs.

Run a building in the calculator

Matthews, Boston Multifamily Market Report, August 2026.

What a cap rate is

The yearly rent left after costs, divided by the price. It compares buildings as if each were bought with cash.

Sale prices from my own Worcester deals

Listing sites show asking prices. These four closed at $216,667 to $295,000 per unit.

  1. 1257 Grafton St,

    2-family

    $590,000

    $295,000 per unit

    For the seller

    Closed July 2026

    DetailsHide details

    $295,000 per unit: the price split over two units.

    Built
    1921
    Layout
    Up and down
    Closed
    July 7, 2026

  2. 18 Gosnold St,

    3-family

    $650,000

    $216,667 per unit

    For the seller

    Closed May 2026

    DetailsHide details

    $216,667 per unit: the price split over three units.

    Built
    1900
    Closed
    May 8, 2026

  3. 1179 Grafton St,

    4-family

    $925,000

    $231,250 per unit

    For the buyer

    Closed September 2025

    DetailsHide details

    $231,250 per unit: the price split over four units.

    Built
    1988
    Closed
    September 30, 2025

  4. 6 Stevens Rd,

    3-family

    $690,000

    $230,000 per unit

    For the buyer

    Closed January 2025

    DetailsHide details

    $230,000 per unit: the price split over three units.

    Built
    1920
    Closed
    January 17, 2025

Closed sales recorded in MLS PIN, as shown on John’s Zillow profile. Based on information provided to and compiled by MLS Property Information Network, Inc. covering the period January 17, 2025 through July 7, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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  • The home Kitchen, baths, roof and heating
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Why not use an online estimate?

Online estimates price a three-family like a single-family house. A buyer won’t.

No public source publishes what Worcester 2-4 families sell for, so John values each building on its rents and recent comparable sales.

For a single-family or condo, an automated estimate can’t see inside the house. It misses the kitchen, the baths, the roof, the heating and a finished basement.

Source: Redfin and The Warren Group publish no 2-4 family median sale price for Worcester (checked September 30, 2026).

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Worcester questions, answered

What does a 2-4 family sell for in Worcester? $679K asking

Asking price: public

$679K

a building

Median of the 100 multifamily homes for sale in the city, September 30, 2026.

Median sale price: not published

$590,000 to $925,000

a building, my four Worcester closings

$216,667 to $295,000 per unit

I found no published median sale price for 2-4 families. I have my own.

See my four deals Value my 2-4 family

Source: Redfin, City of Worcester multifamily listings, September 30, 2026.

Based on information provided to and compiled by MLS Property Information Network, Inc. covering the period January 17, 2025 through July 7, 2026.

What is the median home price in Worcester? $471,369

City $471,369, county $523,283. Both are single-family medians for August 2026. Up 4.7% in a year in the city.

See the market snapshot

Source: Redfin, August 2026.

How fast do homes sell in Worcester? 22 days

City 22 days, county 27 days. All home types, August 2026. County homes sold for 100.8% of list price.

See the market snapshot

Source: Redfin city and county pages, August 2026.

How much is rent in Worcester? $1,950 for 2 bedrooms

Two bedrooms ask $1,950 a month on Zillow. HUD’s Fair Market Rent for the metro area is $2,043.

Rents for 1, 2 and 3 bedrooms

Sources: Zillow Rental Manager, September 28, 2026; HUD FY2027 Fair Market Rents, Worcester metro area.

What is Worcester’s property tax rate? $13.28 per $1,000

Residential $13.28 per $1,000 of assessed value, FY2026. Commercial, industrial and personal property pay $29.06.

See a sample tax bill

Source: Massachusetts DOR, FY2026.

How far is Worcester from Boston? About 40 miles

About 40 miles west. Commuter rail runs from Union Station into Boston.

  • Rail. The MBTA Framingham/Worcester line, plus Amtrak’s Lake Shore Limited.
  • Highways. I-290, I-190, I-90 (the Mass Pike), I-395 and Route 146. Route 9 runs east through Shrewsbury toward MetroWest.
  • Buses. The Worcester Regional Transit Authority (WRTA) runs the local buses.
  • Airport. Worcester Regional Airport serves the city.
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Source: Worcester, Massachusetts, Wikipedia, read September 2026; Route 9: Wikivoyage.

Where do these numbers come from? Redfin, Zillow, HUD

Market information, not an appraisal or investment advice. Checked September 30, 2026.

The Worcester County multifamily report, every quarter by email. Get the quarterly report

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