Housing · Leicester

Leicester, MA housing market

The typical Leicester home is worth about $458,000, up 2.5% in a year, 31% below the Massachusetts typical home. Homes typically sell in 123 days, below asking.

Home values, sales, trends and how Leicester compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.

The market right now

Leicester at a glance

Typical home value
$458K
▲ 2.5% in a year · Zillow
Median sale price
$425K
May 2026 · Redfin
Days on market
123
Massachusetts: 21 days
Sale-to-list
97.3%
Homes sell below asking
Homes sold
7
in May · 15 for sale
Market temperature

A seller's market

Buyer's marketBalancedSeller's market

Supply is tight — about 2.1 months of homes for sale at the current pace. Buyers should expect competition on well-priced homes.

Ten-year trend

Typical home value, 2016–2026

LeicesterMassachusetts
$200K$300K$400K$500K$600K$700K 20182020202220242026 Leicester $458K Massachusetts $662K
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JanuaryLeicesterMassachusetts
2017$239,000$382,000
2018$256,000$407,000
2019$266,000$426,000
2020$287,000$438,000
2021$325,000$485,000
2022$360,000$536,000
2023$394,000$572,000
2024$424,000$616,000
2025$448,000$648,000
2026$455,000$658,000
August 2026$458,000$662,000
Next door

Leicester and its neighbors

The towns that share a border. Tap one to see its housing page.
TownTypical value1-yr changeDays on marketMedian income
Leicester $458K +2.5% 123 $105,173
Auburn $467K +0.9% 18 $116,711
Paxton $557K +2% 11 $134,083
Affordability

4.4 years of income

The typical Leicester home costs about 4.4 years of the town's median household income, less than across Massachusetts (6.4 years).

How Leicester ranks on affordability →

Home value ÷ ACS median household income.

The homes

Owners, rent & taxes

Homeownership
88.5%
Massachusetts: 62.5%
Median tax bill
$4,452
Massachusetts: $5,992
Median rent
$1,487
Massachusetts: $1,762
Typical home built
1965
Massachusetts: 1964

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Listings link to their publishers.

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