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Cheapest Counties to Buy a House in Massachusetts (2026)

Hampden has the lowest home prices of any county in Massachusetts, at $358,877, followed by Franklin and Berkshire. Source: Zillow Research, Zillow 2026-06. The full ranking of the top 14 counties is below.

Data updated June 2026 - Source: Zillow Research

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Cheapest counties for home prices in Massachusetts

Top 14 of 14 counties with data.

Ranked by typical home value (Zillow Research, Zillow 2026-06), lowest first.

Cheapest counties for home prices in Massachusetts
RankCountyValue
1Hampden$358,877
2Franklin$379,656
3Berkshire$397,889
4Hampshire$460,868
5Worcester$507,049
6Bristol$557,368
7Plymouth$661,633
8Essex$736,528
9Suffolk$763,473
10Barnstable$772,767
11Norfolk$785,822
12Middlesex$833,018
13Dukes$1,559,624
14Nantucket$3,171,979

How this ranking works

This page ranks Massachusetts counties by typical home value, sorted so the cheapest places appear first. Click any county to see its housing, schools, crime, and demographics in detail.

For home prices, a lower value is generally more favorable, so the top of the list is the lowest. Want to weigh home prices against schools, taxes, commute, and more at once? Use the live map to build a custom match.

Data comes from public sources. Source attribution and the exact data vintage are shown above and on the full map of typical home value.

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