Housing · Shirley

Shirley, MA housing market

The typical Shirley home is worth about $562,000, up 2.3% in a year, 15% below the Massachusetts typical home.

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

The market right now

Shirley at a glance

Typical home value
$562K
▲ 2.3% in a year · Zillow
Median sale price
$475K
May 2026 · Redfin
Homes sold
1
in May · 2 for sale

Only 1 sale in May 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value above is the steadier guide.

Ten-year trend

Typical home value, 2016–2026

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$300K$350K$400K$450K$500K$550K$600K$650K$700K 20182020202220242026 Shirley $562K Massachusetts $662K
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JanuaryShirleyMassachusetts
2017$318,000$382,000
2018$336,000$407,000
2019$355,000$426,000
2020$370,000$438,000
2021$408,000$485,000
2022$455,000$536,000
2023$477,000$572,000
2024$519,000$616,000
2025$548,000$648,000
2026$560,000$658,000
August 2026$562,000$662,000
Next door

Shirley and its neighbors

The towns that share a border. Tap one to see its housing page.
TownTypical value1-yr changeDays on marketMedian income
Shirley $562K +2.3% — $122,365
Groton $789K +1.9% 20 $192,958
Ayer $575K +2.8% 16 $101,875
Devens $575K +0.6% — $189,250
Harvard $925K +0.2% — $213,996
Lunenburg $551K +2.6% — $112,828
Affordability

4.6 years of income

The typical Shirley home costs about 4.6 years of the town's median household income, less than across Massachusetts (6.4 years).

How Shirley ranks on affordability →

Home value ÷ ACS median household income.

The homes

Owners, rent & taxes

Homeownership
77.4%
Massachusetts: 62.5%
Median tax bill
$5,156
Massachusetts: $5,992
Median rent
$1,481
Massachusetts: $1,762
Typical home built
1984
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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