The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 01542 sells for about $467,660, or $301 per square foot.
Prices are up +1.3% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 20 days to sell, which is fast. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,474 a month.
ZIP 01542 — Leicester
The Rochdale (01542) market is analyzed within the broader Worcester metro context, which currently exhibits a balanced market with moderate growth. Tight supply and competitive conditions persist, though appreciation has softened compared to previous years. Figures provided reflect metro-wide data where ZIP-specific metrics are not published.
Median prices moved up 1.3% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 20 days on market with 2.4 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
28% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 100.8% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 0.0% · poverty 2.3% — a stable, low-distress profile.
versus the prior ACS vintage
in-migration and out-migration balanced
ZCTA 01542, 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.
not determinable
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.