Massachusetts rental market analysis
Investment scores, home values, rents and gross rent-to-price comparisons for the counties in Massachusetts we track. Click any county for the full deep-dive.
Counties tracked
14
Median home price
$716K
Median rent
$2,578
Top-scored
Hampden
63/100
Massachusetts apartment pricing and buyer underwriting
Boston vintage cohorts, incompatible publisher series and first-turnover buyer underwriting. Read the Massachusetts cap-rate research report before choosing property comparables. Its dated apartment evidence is separate from modeled county rent-to-price indexes.
All counties in Massachusetts
| County | Score | Home-value reference | Rent reference | Annual rent/price | YoY price | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampden County | 63 | $351,040 | $1,783 | 6.10% | +4.0% | 464,575 |
| Franklin County | 60 | $369,047 | $2,099 | 6.83% | +1.6% | 70,980 |
| Hampshire County | 59 | $449,669 | $2,419 | 6.46% | +2.9% | 153,931 |
| Berkshire County | 54 | $389,996 | $1,757 | 5.41% | +1.6% | 128,763 |
| Nantucket County | 51 | $3,171,979 | – | – | +6.2% | 14,065 |
| Worcester County | 50 | $495,048 | $2,119 | 5.14% | +1.9% | 858,898 |
| Plymouth County | 50 | $646,858 | $2,700 | 5.01% | +4.0% | 529,548 |
| Bristol County | 49 | $545,691 | $2,072 | 4.56% | +3.7% | 576,699 |
| Dukes County | 47 | $1,559,624 | – | – | +3.1% | 20,543 |
| Norfolk County | 44 | $764,424 | $2,843 | 4.46% | +2.5% | 722,112 |
| Barnstable County | 43 | $757,449 | $2,578 | 4.08% | +2.9% | 229,436 |
| Essex County | 43 | $715,954 | $2,595 | 4.35% | +2.1% | 806,103 |
| Middlesex County | 42 | $804,837 | $3,069 | 4.58% | +1.5% | 1,623,109 |
| Suffolk County | 42 | $738,589 | $3,190 | 5.18% | +0.2% | 785,443 |
Latest stored snapshot loaded October 19, 2026. Sorted by overall investment score. The snapshot date is not the underlying Zillow observation period.
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