The story of this market
The typical home in Bristol County, Massachusetts sells for about $553,616, or $327 per square foot.
Prices are up +3.74% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 29 days to sell, which is fast. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 179% since 2000. Last year 85 of 104 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $2,000 a month.
FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Very Low.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
+2.4%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2004 (+14.8%). Worst: 2009 (-7.6%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+2.5%
MA · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
+2.4%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 104 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
12
Very Low
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $87,250,175.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
76.1%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 24949 | 13628 | 76.1% | 6% | $285,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Bristol County, Massachusetts
The Bristol County housing market shows a balanced landscape with steady year-over-year price appreciation of 3.74%. While inventory remains constrained, the market is experiencing a slower pace of sales compared to previous years, with homes selling at approximately the asking price.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
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Median prices moved up 4.8% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 32 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 50.45% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 3.9% · poverty 9.8% — a stable, low-distress profile.
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this county — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
Owned and leased federal assets with active or excess status, per the General Services Administration's Real Estate Across the United States inventory (read 2026-09-25). A federal footprint read on this county — not a market valuation, and never an attribute of any individual property or tenant.
Deterministic aggregate of 15 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
Each property observation weighs one in its ZIP's deterministic roll-up — property-level records (taxes, scores, permits) never roll individually. Latest property research run Oct 6, 2026.
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| 02703 | Attleboro | $540,000 | $284 | +2.8% | 26 | — | — | — | 9 | $1,590 | researched Sep 16 |
| 02718 | East Taunton | $469,200 | $331 | +0.3% | 52 | — | — | — | 39 | $1,703 | researched Sep 20 |
| 02720 | Fall River | $495,000 | $274 | +5% | 32 | 100% | — | — | 111 | $1,230 | researched Sep 18 |
| 02721 | Fall River | $490,983 | $250 | +6.9% | 32 | — | — | — | 158 | $1,102 | researched Sep 19 |
| 02723 | Fall River | $417,000 | $255 | +14.4% | 38 | 98.5% | 18% | 3.5 | 42 | $1,118 | researched Sep 20 |
| 02724 | Fall River | $505,000 | $254 | +6.9% | 94 | 99.9% | — | 3.9 | 177 | $1,145 | researched Sep 20 |
| 02740 | New Bedford | $440,000 | $283 | +3.5% | 38 | — | — | — | 104 | $1,086 | researched Sep 16 |
| 02744 | New Bedford | $475,000 | $263 | 0% | 27 | 98% | — | 0.6 | 104 | $1,224 | researched Sep 16 |
| 02745 | New Bedford | $423,103 | $245 | +1.1% | 19 | 98.5% | 15% | 3.2 | 164 | $1,139 | researched Sep 16 |
| 02747 | Dartmouth | $617,979 | $374 | +5.1% | 35 | 98.5% | 12.5% | 9.3 | 93 | $1,321 | researched Sep 16 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
Reporting agencies in Bristol County recorded a violent crime rate of 454 per 100,000 residents in 2024, which is higher than most counties nationally. Property crime is reported at 1,190 per 100,000 residents.
The county's economy is supported by a mix of industries, with recent economic activity reports highlighting single-family home price growth and regional disaster loan eligibility for businesses impacted by severe weather.
- Supercharged Entertainment4.519.1 mi
- Water Wizz of Cape Cod4.425.2 mi
- Starland Sportsplex & Fun Park4.428.1 mi
- Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park4.525.5 mi
- United Skates of America4.311.8 mi
- Gillette Stadium4.621.4 mi
- Topgolf Boston - Canton3.927.7 mi
- The Xfinity Center4.214.3 mi
- Supercharged Entertainment4.519.1 mi
- Patriot Place4.621.5 mi
- Bally's Lincoln3.916.9 mi
- Roger Williams Park Zoo4.613.9 mi
- Colt State Park4.811.3 mi
- RISD Museum4.713.7 mi
- Lincoln Woods State Park4.616.5 mi
- The Breakers4.723.7 mi
- Plymouth Rock4.327.3 mi
- RISD Museum4.713.7 mi
- Marble House4.724.4 mi
- Plimoth Patuxet Museums4.628.5 mi
- Colt State Park4.811.3 mi
- Lincoln Woods State Park4.616.5 mi
- Roger Williams Park4.713.6 mi
- Goddard Memorial State Park4.617.7 mi
- Borderland State Park4.819.2 mi
- The Cove | Restaurant & Marina4.35.9 mi
- Herreshoff Marine Museum4.711.2 mi
- Borden Light Marina4.56.5 mi
- Topgolf Rhode Island4.316.3 mi
- TPC Boston4.713.6 mi
- Olde Scotland Links4.312.7 mi
- Kirkbrae Country Club4.619.4 mi
- Triggs Memorial Golf Course4.216.4 mi
- Providence Place4.414.2 mi
- Warwick Mall4.317.7 mi
- Garden City Center4.616.3 mi
- Dartmouth Mall4.213.2 mi
- Emerald Square Mall414.9 mi
- Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport4.415.3 mi
- Boston Skydive Center519.7 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Data retrieved from data.census.gov; figures represent county-wide aggregates.
applies when — Parcels classified as forest production land under M.G.L. c. 61
Imposes a conveyance tax upon sale for non-forest use and potential roll-back taxes if disqualified; grants the municipality a right of first refusal upon conversion to residential, industrial, or commercial use.
Governed by M.G.L. Chapter 61.
Ad valorem tax calculated as (Municipal Budget / Total Assessed Value of all taxable property) = Tax Rate per $1,000 of assessed value. Assessments must be at 100% of full and fair cash (market) value.
Governed by M.G.L. Chapter 59; assessed annually by local boards of assessors.
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.