housing costs · Massachusetts
Housing costs in Franklin County
What it costs to live here: rent, home values and the share of income rent takes.
Median gross rent
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $1,177 | ± $47 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $1,169 | ± $42 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $1,109 | ± $38 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $1,010 | ± $37 | evidence → |
Median home value
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $329,000 | ± $5,825 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $303,400 | ± $7,597 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $284,100 | ± $5,754 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $248,500 | ± $4,494 | evidence → |
Rent as share of income
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | 34.2 % | ± 2.1 % | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | 33.8 % | ± 1.9 % | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | 32.6 % | ± 1.6 % | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | 31.0 % | ± 1.9 % | evidence → |
In context
Median rent in Franklin County is $1,177, below the Massachusetts median of $1,552 across 14 counties (2020–2024).
American Community Survey, five-year estimates. Each release covers five years, so consecutive releases overlap by four of them — a change from one release to the next is damped, and reading them as annual values understates swings. Margins of error are at 90 % confidence and are wide in sparsely populated counties.