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Northbridge, MA Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q2 2024. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Northbridge, MA Housing Market Trends

With 16,337 people, 6,466 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $538,738, Northbridge real estate prices are well above average cost compared to national prices.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Northbridge, accounting for 51.97% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Northbridge include duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 18.74%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 14.86%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 14.43%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Northbridge. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 67.75% of Northbridge's homes, and 61.67% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

There is a lot of housing in Northbridge built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Northbridge built before 1939 ( 27.71%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 22.35%). There's also some housing in Northbridge built between 2000 and later ( 16.77%).

Northbridge Home Appreciation Rates

Real estate appreciation rates in Northbridge's have tracked to near the national average over the last then years, with the annual appreciation rate averaging 6.42% during the period.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Northbridge's appreciation rate, at 6.66%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Northbridge's appreciation rate has been 3.22%, which annualizes to a rate of 13.53%.

Importantly, this makes Northbridge one of the highest appreciating communities in the nation for the latest quarter, and may signal the town's near-future real estate investment strength.

Relative to Massachusetts, our data show that Northbridge's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 70% of the other cities and towns in Massachusetts.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$538,738

Northbridge, MA Home Prices
> $1,423,000
$1,068,001 - $1,423,000
$712,001 - $1,068,000
$570,001 - $712,000
$427,001 - $570,000
$284,001 - $427,000
$142,001 - $284,000
$72,001 - $142,000
$0 - $72,000
1.0%
1.0%
2.2%
2.2%
14.1%
14.1%
29.6%
29.6%
28.1%
28.1%
15.5%
15.5%
4.5%
4.5%
1.8%
1.8%
3.3%
3.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Low

for Massachusetts

Very High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

6,466

Northbridge Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$2,056 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
67.7%
67.7%
32.3%
32.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
5.7%
5.7%
94.3%
94.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
16.8%
16.8%
33.2%
33.2%
22.3%
22.3%
27.7%
27.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
52.0%
52.0%
14.4%
14.4%
18.7%
18.7%
14.9%
14.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
0.3%
0.3%
8.3%
8.3%
26.9%
26.9%
43.2%
43.2%
18.5%
18.5%
2.8%
2.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes