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The median home value in New Bedford, MA is $449,676 as of 2026-06-30, up 3.35% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$449,676
Year-over-Year
+3.35%
Population
102,491
New Bedford ranks #112 of 134 Massachusetts cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 32.7% below the state's city median of $668,110. It sits in Bristol County, where the county-wide median is $557,368.
New Bedford police recorded a violent crime rate of 353 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,359 per 100,000.
Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).
The median home value in New Bedford is $449,676. That's up 3.35% from a year earlier. That is about 32.7% below the typical county in Massachusetts.
Homes in New Bedford are cheaper than Bristol County as a whole, where the median is $557,368 — a difference of about 19.3%.
New Bedford police reported 353 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 102,491. 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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