Worcester County

Central Massachusetts real estate, served right.

Worcester County is 1,579 square miles, 60 towns, and every kind of home you can imagine. This is the quick tour.

The county

The geography of Central Mass.

Worcester County stretches from the New Hampshire border to the Rhode Island state line, from the Quabbin Reservoir in the west to the Boston metro’s outer suburbs in the east. Sixty towns. One city.

For buyers, this means you can find almost any kind of home — a three-family in a walkable urban neighborhood, a hilltop estate overlooking a reservoir, a colonial on a tree-lined cul-de-sac, a converted mill loft, a farm. The challenge isn’t inventory. It’s knowing which town fits your life.

For sellers, the micro-market matters. Price your Shrewsbury home like a Holden home and you’ll leave fifty grand on the table. Price your Leicester two- family like it’s Boston and it will sit. Local intelligence is everything.

By the numbers

Towns in Worcester County
60
County population (2025 est.)
873,000
Median single-family (2026 YTD)
$512,000
Homes sold in 2025
8,400+
Average days on market
21