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Median Home Price in Belchertown, MA

The median home value in Belchertown, MA is $483,794 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.48% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$483,794

Year-over-Year

+2.48%

Population

15,339

Belchertown ranks #106 of 134 Massachusetts cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 27.2% below the state's city median of $664,186. It sits in Hampshire County, where the county-wide median is $459,000.

Housing affordability in Belchertown

Median household income in Belchertown is $77,428, so the typical home value is about 6.2× 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 Belchertown

Belchertown police recorded a violent crime rate of 209 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 522 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 Belchertown

What is the average home price in Belchertown, 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 Belchertown, that value is $483,794. That's up 2.48% from a year earlier. It is about 27.2% below the typical Massachusetts city tracked here.

Is Belchertown expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Belchertown are more expensive than Hampshire County as a whole, where the median is $459,000 — a difference of about 5.4%.

Is Belchertown affordable?

Median household income here is $77,428, so the typical home value is about 6.2× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Belchertown a safe place to live?

Belchertown police reported 209 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 15,339. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.