The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 01581 sells for about $599,499, or $383 per square foot.
Prices are down 13.12% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 26 days to sell, which is fast. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $2,106 a month.
ZIP 01581 — Westborough
The 01581 housing market is currently experiencing a correction with a significant year-over-year decline in median home prices. While the market remains balanced with a 100% sale-to-list ratio, the downward pressure on both sales prices and rents suggests a cooling period for the Westborough area.
This ZIP fits family buyers and commuters who value a peaceful environment with access to both local amenities and regional transit connections to the Worcester and Boston employment cores.
Median prices moved down 13.1% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 26 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
3% 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 4.3% · poverty 6.3% — a stable, low-distress profile.
versus the prior ACS vintage
in-migration and out-migration balanced
ZCTA 01581, 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.
Westborough offers access to both public and private primary and secondary schools within a relatively short distance.
Westborough serves as a suburban hub with convenient access to major transit corridors and a variety of local dining and retail options.
Residents benefit from outgoing connections via car and access to the Westborough station on the MBTA Framingham/Worcester Line.
The area features over fifty restaurants and convenient access to local parks and shopping districts.
The rental market shows a median price of $2,509 per month with a year-over-year change of -4.42%.
The local economy is supported by a mix of residential, retail, and professional services, with proximity to the broader Worcester employment market.
The area is served by the MBTA Framingham/Worcester Line and several bus routes, with convenient highway access.
Data sourced from US Census Bureau and MapOfZipCodes.
Provides access to the MBTA Framingham/Worcester Line.
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.