The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 01550 sells for about $410,000, or $234 per square foot.
Prices are up +13.8% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 29 days to sell, which is fast. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,256 a month.
ZIP 01550 — Southbridge
The Southbridge housing market in ZIP 01550 is experiencing significant price appreciation, with values climbing approximately 13.8% over the past year. The market remains competitive, attracting buyers priced out of the larger Boston and Worcester metro areas. Current inventory is tight, and homes are selling at a steady pace.
This ZIP fits family buyers and commuters looking for more manageable price points compared to the broader Boston or Worcester metro areas, offering a mix of historic single-family homes and multi-unit properties.
Median prices moved up 13.8% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 29 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% 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 7.2% · poverty 15.3% — a mixed stability profile.
versus the prior ACS vintage
in-migration and out-migration balanced
ZCTA 01550, 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.
Data sourced from US Census Bureau and ACS profiles.
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.