The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 01537 sells for about $480,000, or $291 per square foot.
Prices are up +1.3% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 28.1 days to sell, which is fast. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,138 a month.
ZIP 01537 — North Oxford
The housing market in the 01537 area reflects broader Worcester County trends, characterized by moderate price appreciation and low inventory. Demand remains steady, though rising days on market suggest a cooling pace compared to previous years. Figures are based on regional Worcester market data where ZIP-specific metrics are not independently published.
Median prices moved up 1.3% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 28 days on market with 2.4 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
5% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 100% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 7.5% · poverty 7.3% — a stable, low-distress profile.
versus the prior ACS vintage
in-migration and out-migration balanced
ZCTA 01537, Worcester County, MA
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this ZIP — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
The Worcester market is driven by a mix of healthcare, education, and biotechnology sectors.
The area is served by regional highway corridors connecting to the broader Worcester and Boston metro regions.
Data retrieved from data.census.gov ZCTA 01537 profile.
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.