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Median Home Price in Shirley, MA

The median home value in Shirley, MA is $564,846 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.25% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$564,846

Year-over-Year

+2.25%

Population

6,857

Shirley ranks #87 of 134 Massachusetts cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 15.0% below the state's city median of $664,186. It sits in Middlesex County, where the county-wide median is $825,261.

Housing affordability in Shirley

Median household income in Shirley is $108,494, so the typical home value is about 5.2× 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 Shirley

Shirley police recorded a violent crime rate of 102 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 277 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 Shirley

What is the average home price in Shirley, 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 Shirley, that value is $564,846. That's up 2.25% from a year earlier. It is about 15.0% below the typical Massachusetts city tracked here.

Is Shirley expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Shirley are cheaper than Middlesex County as a whole, where the median is $825,261 — a difference of about 31.6%.

Is Shirley affordable?

Median household income here is $108,494, so the typical home value is about 5.2× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Shirley a safe place to live?

Shirley police reported 102 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 6,857. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.