$689,000
Worcester
New England’s second-largest city and REWAP’s home office: three-deckers and mill buildings, hilltop neighborhoods and a downtown on the commuter rail to Boston.
- County
- Worcester County
- Region
- Central Massachusetts
- Rail
- MBTA Framingham/Worcester Line, Union Station
- REWAP office
- 652 Park Ave
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau
Market snapshot
Monthly, sourced and dated. Nothing is estimated.
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Worcester figures publish monthly from MLS PIN statistics, with source and date, beginning the first full month after launch.
The housing stock
Worcester’s buildings explain its market. Three types account for much of what comes up for sale.
Neighborhoods
Places, not people: what is there, not who it is for. Draft copy for REWAP to review.
Canal District
Named for the Blackstone Canal that once ran beneath it; brick commercial blocks, Kelley Square and Polar Park.
Shrewsbury Street
A restaurant corridor running east from downtown toward Lake Quinsigamond, with triple-deckers on the side streets.
Elm Park and the West Side
Around Elm Park, one of the earliest public parks in the country, with larger single-family homes on the hills nearby.
Main South
Along Main Street around Clark University, with multi-family housing and storefront blocks.
Grafton Hill
An east-side hill of three-deckers and two-families above Grafton Street.
Downtown
Union Station, the courthouse and City Hall, with apartments and condominiums in converted commercial buildings.
For sale in Worcester
Sample listings.
$349,000
88 Hollis Mill Way, Unit 304, Worcester
2 bd2 ba1,210 sq ft Sample Realty Co. (cooperating brokerage) · Sample listingBuying a home in Worcester: common questions
Short answers first; ask us for the detail that applies to you.
What is a three-decker?
A wood-frame building with three stacked apartments, usually one per floor, often with front porches on every level. Worcester has one of the largest stocks of them in New England, and they remain a common first investment property.
Do I need a lawyer to buy a home in Massachusetts?
Real estate closings in Massachusetts are conducted by attorneys, and buyers commonly hire their own to review the purchase and sale agreement and title. REWAP is founded by a real estate lawyer, so legal questions are part of the conversation from the first meeting.
What should I know about lead paint in older Worcester homes?
Most of Worcester’s housing was built before 1978. Massachusetts law requires sellers and landlords to give buyers the Property Transfer Lead Paint Notification, and homes where children under six live must be deleaded. Ask about the paint history of any older building before you offer.