The Cheapest Place To Buy A House In Massachusetts Right Now

By Jason Hall

May 17, 2023

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Springfield is being credited as the cheapest town to buy a home in Massachusetts.

GoBankingRates.com compiled a list of the cheapest places to buy a home in every state, which included Springfield, followed by Pittsfield, Chicopee, Holyoke and Westfield as the top 5 options for Massachusetts.

GoBakingRates said it "used data from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau to analyze every significant city in all 50 states" and included three to five as the most affordable in each state.

GoBakingRates' top 5 most affordable cities in Massachusetts are included below:

Springfield: Population- 155,770; Average home value- $246,550
Pittsfield: Population- 43,890; Average home value- $248,600
Chicopee: Population- 55,636; Average home value- $267,557
Holyoke: Population- 38,480; Average home value- $275,392
Westfield: Population- 40,922; Average home value- $317,498

All five of the Massachusetts towns included were below $327,000, which is Zillow's typical home value in the United States.

GoBakingRates' most affordable city in each state is listed below:

Alabama- Gadsden
Alaska- Fairbanks
Arizona- San Luis
Arkansas- Pine Bluff
California- Oildale
Colorado- Pueblo
Connecticut- Hartford
Delaware- Wilmington
Florida- Pensacola
Georgia- Albany
Hawaii- Hilo
Idaho- Pocatello
Illinois- Decatur
Indiana- Gary
Iowa- Waterloo
Kansas- Hutchinson
Kentucky- Hopkinsville
Louisiana- Alexandria
Maine- Waterville
Maryland- Baltimore
Massachusetts- Springfield
Michigan- Flint
Minnesota- Saint Cloud
Mississippi- Jackson
Missouri- Saint Joseph
Montana- Butte-Silver Bow
Nebraska- Beatrice
Nevada- Pahrump
New Hampshire- Claremont
New Jersey- Camden
New Mexico- Clovis
New York- Niagara Falls
North Carolina- Goldsboro
North Dakota- Jamestown
Ohio- Youngstown
Oklahoma- Enid
Oregon- Springfield
Pennsylvania- Wilkes-Barre
Rhode Island- Central Falls
South Carolina- Sumter
South Dakota- Huron
Tennessee- Memphis
Texas- Port Arthur
Utah- Ogden
Vermont- Rutland
Virginia- Danville
Washington- Yakima
West Virginia- Clarksburg
Wisconsin- Beloit
Wyoming- Riverton