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
Neighborhood guides
Pick a town. Dig in.
Worcester
The heart of Central Massachusetts
Shrewsbury
Top-rated schools, lakefront living
Westborough
Corporate hub with village charm
Northborough
Suburban excellence, rural edges
Holden
Spacious lots, tight-knit community
Grafton
Historic character, MBTA access
Southborough
The quiet premium
Auburn
Highway convenience, residential value
Millbury
Mill town reinvented