Worcester, MA · 9 scored ZIPs · September 2026
Worcester, MA: neither side has the edge.
Fair conditions for both sides. That is the population-weighted reading across 9 scored ZIPs in Worcester, MA. Typical home value $432K, +2.2% over 12 months on average; listings take 42 days to sell against 60 in the median U.S. ZIP.
Worcester, MA9 scored ZIPs
Balanced−7
Typical value$432K+2.2% over 12 months, average · Zillow, Aug 2026
Days on market42 daysU.S. median ZIP 60 days · Realtor.com
Listings with a price cut31%U.S. median ZIP 20% · Realtor.com
Typical rent$2,161/mo+2.3% over 12 months, average · Zillow, Aug 2026
Active listings229Across 9 ZIPs · Realtor.com
Sale-to-list100.3%48% sold above list, average · Redfin, May 2026
HavenScore42of 100
Average of 9 scored ZIPs, weighted by population · the median U.S. ZIP scores 50
Affordability32
Growth45
Risk42
Momentum45
Livability65
Five parts, weighted. How the score works →
Every ZIP
9 scored ZIPs, each with its own balance and HavenScore, highest score first.
| ZIP | Balance | HavenScore | Typical value | 1-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01608WorcesterFewer than 5,000 residents | Leaning buyer −17 | 48 | $188K | +2.1% |
| 01606Worcester | Leaning buyer −12 | 46 | $442K | +0.9% |
| 01602Worcester | Balanced −1 | 45 | $455K | +1.7% |
| 01604Worcester | Leaning buyer −16 | 42 | $425K | +1.4% |
| 01610Worcester | Balanced −3 | 41 | $380K | +4.6% |
| 01603Worcester | Balanced −3 | 40 | $400K | +1.5% |
| 01605Worcester | Leaning buyer −13 | 39 | $445K | +2.0% |
| 01607Worcester | Leaning seller +12 | 39 | $392K | +2.1% |
| 01609Worcester | Balanced +4 | 39 | $550K | +2.8% |
Market report
What the latest figures say about Worcester.
Over the year to August 2026, typical home values in Worcester rose by an average of 2.2%, weighted by population across its 9 scored ZIPs (based on Zillow ZIP-level data).
Figures for a city or a state are averages across its scored ZIP codes, weighted by population, so each ZIP counts in proportion to its residents. Where only some ZIPs report a figure, the sentence names how many.
In Worcester, the average typical home value stood at $432K in August 2026, weighted by population across its 9 scored ZIPs (based on Zillow ZIP-level data).
The average HavenScore balance in Worcester, weighted by population across its 9 scored ZIPs, read −7 in September 2026, in our Balanced band.
The HavenScore balance reads signals such as inventory, time on market and the share of listings with a price cut on one scale, from buyers at one end to sellers at the other. A reading below zero favors buyers, and one above zero favors sellers.
How fast homes are selling
In September 2026, the ZIP-level median time on market in Worcester averaged 42 days, weighted by population across its 9 scored ZIPs, against 60 days for the median U.S. ZIP (based on Realtor.com ZIP-level data).
Days on market here is each ZIP code's median number of days a Realtor.com listing spends on the market, from the day it is listed until it closes or is withdrawn, averaged across the place's ZIP codes.
The share of listings with a price cut in Worcester averaged 31% in September 2026, weighted by population across its 9 scored ZIPs, against 20% for the median U.S. ZIP (based on Realtor.com ZIP-level data).
Active listings across the 9 ZIPs in Worcester that report them totaled 229 in September 2026, according to Realtor.com.
How to read these figures
Each figure names its own month: Zillow's home values and Realtor.com's listings data publish on their own schedules, so the two can sit a month apart. A figure describes that month, not the day this page was updated.
On the map
The 9 scored ZIPs, colored by market balance. Faded dots are nearby ZIPs not in this list.
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BuyersEvenSellers
One dot is one ZIP code; click a dot to open its page. Blue leans toward buyers, orange toward sellers.
Questions about Worcester
Answers from the latest figures, each with its month.
Is Worcester a buyer's market?
As of September 2026, Worcester sits in our Balanced band, with an average HavenScore balance of −7 on a scale from −100 (buyers) to +100 (sellers), weighted by population across its 9 scored ZIPs.
Are home values falling in Worcester?
As of August 2026, typical home values in Worcester had risen by an average of 2.2% over the previous 12 months, weighted by population across its 9 scored ZIPs (based on Zillow ZIP-level data).
How long do homes take to sell in Worcester?
As of September 2026, the ZIP-level median time on market in Worcester averaged 42 days, weighted by population across its 9 scored ZIPs, against 60 days for the median U.S. ZIP (based on Realtor.com ZIP-level data).
What does a typical home cost in Worcester?
As of August 2026, the average typical home value in Worcester was $432K, weighted by population across its 9 scored ZIPs (based on Zillow ZIP-level data).
Nearby cities
The nearest cities in Massachusetts with three or more scored ZIPs, then the largest of the rest.
- Leicester5 mi · 3 ZIPs
- Grafton8 mi · 3 ZIPs
- Walpole30 mi · 3 ZIPs
- Waltham30 mi · 3 ZIPs
- Newton30 mi · 9 ZIPs
- Brookline35 mi · 3 ZIPs
More cities in Massachusetts
- Boston29 ZIPs
- Springfield11 ZIPs
- Barnstable7 ZIPs
- Cambridge5 ZIPs
- Dennis4 ZIPs
- Fall River4 ZIPs
- Falmouth4 ZIPs
- Lowell4 ZIPs
- Lynn4 ZIPs
- New Bedford4 ZIPs
- Weymouth4 ZIPs
- Bourne3 ZIPs
Distance is straight-line, between the average position of each city’s scored ZIPs. All 28 cities in Massachusetts →
Sources and freshness
Every figure on this page, where it came from and when.
ZillowHome values, rentsAugust 2026
Realtor.comListings, days on market, price cutsSeptember 2026
RedfinSale-to-list, sold above listMay 2026
HavenScoreScore, balanceScored October 1, 2026
Figures are population-weighted averages of the scored ZIPs listed above.