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Median Home Price in Brockton, MA

The median home value in Brockton, MA is $513,496 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.13% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$513,496

Year-over-Year

+2.13%

Population

106,650

Brockton ranks #101 of 134 Massachusetts cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 22.7% below the state's city median of $664,186. It sits in Plymouth County, where the county-wide median is $657,248.

Housing affordability in Brockton

Median household income in Brockton is $80,115, so the typical home value is about 6.4× 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 Brockton

Brockton police recorded a violent crime rate of 599 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 1,346 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 Brockton

What is the average home price in Brockton, 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 Brockton, that value is $513,496. That's up 2.13% from a year earlier. It is about 22.7% below the typical Massachusetts city tracked here.

Is Brockton expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Brockton are cheaper than Plymouth County as a whole, where the median is $657,248 — a difference of about 21.9%.

Is Brockton affordable?

Median household income here is $80,115, so the typical home value is about 6.4× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Brockton a safe place to live?

Brockton police reported 599 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 106,650. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.

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