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The median home value in Middlesex County, MA is $825,261 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.43% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$825,261
Year-over-Year
+1.43%
National Rank
#39 of 3071
Middlesex County ranks 3rd out of 14 counties in MA by median home price, and is +252.1% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within MA, the typical county has a median home value of $694,439, making Middlesex County +18.8% above the MA state median.
Households here earn a median of $130,847 a year against a typical home value of $825,261 — a price-to-income ratio of 6.3×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 95% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Middlesex County recorded a violent crime rate of 243 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,148 per 100,000.
Based on 30 reporting cities covering 1,233,855 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Middlesex County is $825,261. That's up 1.43% from a year earlier. That is about 252.1% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Middlesex County the 3rd most expensive of 14 counties in Massachusetts.
Median household income here is $130,847, so a typical home costs about 6.3× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Middlesex County recorded 243 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 1,233,855 residents across 30 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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