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Median Home Price in Townsend, MA

The median home value in Townsend, MA is $518,344 as of 2026-06-30, up 1.82% from a year earlier.

Median Home Value

$518,344

Year-over-Year

+1.82%

Population

9,139

Townsend ranks #100 of 134 Massachusetts cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 22.4% below the state's city median of $668,110. It sits in Middlesex County, where the county-wide median is $833,018.

Crime in Townsend

Townsend police recorded a violent crime rate of 109 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 482 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 Townsend

How much does a house cost in Townsend, MA?

The median home value in Townsend is $518,344. That's up 1.82% from a year earlier. That is about 22.4% below the typical county in Massachusetts.

Is Townsend expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Townsend are cheaper than Middlesex County as a whole, where the median is $833,018 — a difference of about 37.8%.

Is Townsend a safe place to live?

Townsend police reported 109 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 9,139. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.