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Worcester MA
Current market read
Balanced market
ConditionBalanced
Balanced on the yearly data, with the recent monthly signals tightening.
From public data. The situation now, not a forecast.
Renter Google searchabout 720 searches in July 2026 · HousesSee read →
Renter Google Search InterestGoogle · monthly
About 720 searches in July 2026, for Worcester on its own
What renters Google mostHousesSee all →Attention, not a verdict. Google searches for apartments to rent.
Momentum · which way it's movingRENT + JOBS · UPDATED MONTHLY
Heating
Tightening lately, jobs are growing, as of Aug 2026.
VacancyCENSUS · 2024
Share of rentals sitting empty. Yearly Census backdrop, not what sets the condition.
Asking rentZILLOW · MONTHLY
+0.9%
▲ Year over year
SEP ’24AUG ’26
Census 2024: +7.9% · US avg +5.2%
Median rentCENSUS · 2024
$1,563/mo
Typical rent, 2024 yearly count
In the news · WorcesterNEWS · DAILY
Latest local coverage, 3 days ago.● softer● neutral● firmer
Worcester board seeks further review of controversial housing project near peat bogNew 55+ Apartment Complex Debuts In WorcesterDeveloper looking to build 28 apartments near Worcester’s Lincoln PlazaView all 6 Worcester news →Demand vs supplyCENSUS + BLS
Moderate demand
DEMAND
Jobs+1.9%
Migration 2025-1.41/1k
SUPPLY
Permits 2025-43.7%
Vacancy 20243.1%
Rent vs buyFREDDIE MAC · WEEKLY
+$1,865/mo
Cheaper to rent than buying
rent $1,563 · own $3,428
$1,563RENT
$3,428OWN
Net migrationCENSUS · 2025
−1.41/1k
▼ Net outflow of residents
OUTFLOWINFLOW
Census · BLS · FRED · Zillow · news
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