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Median Home Price in Barre, MA

The median home value in Barre, MA is $419,033 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.92% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$419,033

Year-over-Year

+2.92%

Population

5,645

Barre ranks #118 of 134 Massachusetts cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 36.9% below the state's city median of $664,186. It sits in Worcester County, where the county-wide median is $504,884.

Housing affordability in Barre

Median household income in Barre is $75,202, so the typical home value is about 5.6× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Barre

Barre police recorded a violent crime rate of 319 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 443 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Barre

What is the average home price in Barre, MA?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Barre, that value is $419,033. That's up 2.92% from a year earlier. It is about 36.9% below the typical Massachusetts city tracked here.

Is Barre expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Barre are cheaper than Worcester County as a whole, where the median is $504,884 — a difference of about 17.0%.

Is Barre affordable?

Median household income here is $75,202, so the typical home value is about 5.6× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Barre a safe place to live?

Barre police reported 319 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 5,645. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.