Bristol County, MA real estate

What the numbers say

Bristol County, MA real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Bristol County listed for $569,475, down 5.1% from a year earlier. That is 20% below the Massachusetts median of $714,250.

Homes spent a median of 42 days on the market, slower than 33 days a year ago. That makes Bristol County the #4 fastest-selling of 12 Massachusetts counties we track.

Homeowners in Bristol County pay a median of $4,807 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $451,200, an effective rate of about 1.07%. The Massachusetts average is 1.07%, which makes Bristol County the #8 lowest-tax of 14 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,245 a month, and $1,347 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 38 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $569,000 home here comes to about $3,848 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $165,000 a year (the median household here earns $85,625).