Median home value is about $266,200 — about 24% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).
Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $900 (about 23% below the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 84.1% (about 18.7 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).
To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 01235 in MA, a household would need roughly $73,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $1,710. That is roughly in line with the local median household income ($76,699). Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.