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Counties in Massachusetts by county house price annual change, sales and refinances

Suffolk County had the highest county house price annual change, sales and refinances of 14 counties in 2017, at 8.87%. Nantucket County had the lowest, at -1.81%. The median was 5.34%. Source: the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Highest8.87Suffolk County
Lowest-1.81Nantucket County
Median5.3414 counties

All counties, 2017

CSVChart (SVG)

Suffolk CountySuffolk County: 8.87 %8.87Essex CountyEssex County: 6.88 %6.88Dukes CountyDukes County: 6.39 %6.39Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County: 6.38 %6.38Plymouth CountyPlymouth County: 6.07 %6.07Bristol CountyBristol County: 5.51 %5.51Worcester CountyWorcester County: 5.43 %5.43Norfolk CountyNorfolk County: 5.24 %5.24Barnstable CountyBarnstable County: 4.99 %4.99Hampden CountyHampden County: 3.66 %3.66Franklin CountyFranklin County: 3.62 %3.62Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 3.39 %3.39Berkshire CountyBerkshire County: 0.7 %0.7Nantucket CountyNantucket County: -1.81 %-1.81
%. Source: FHFA. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Suffolk County8.87-0.22 pts
2Essex County6.88+1.46 pts
3Dukes County6.39-1.41 pts
4Middlesex County6.38+0.91 pts
5Plymouth County6.07+1.04 pts
6Bristol County5.51+0.74 pts
7Worcester County5.43+1.39 pts
8Norfolk County5.24-0.25 pts
9Barnstable County4.99+1.63 pts
10Hampden County3.66+2.07 pts
11Franklin County3.62+2.26 pts
12Hampshire County3.39+1.59 pts
13Berkshire County0.7-0.36 pts
14Nantucket County-1.81-10.64 pts

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About this ranking

Published percentage change from the previous year in the FHFA all-transactions house price index for US counties.

Developmental nominal series, not seasonally adjusted. Includes sale prices and refinance appraisals, unlike purchase-only series. Uses the published annual change directly; it is unaffected by the index base year. Missing estimates remain absent and historical estimates can be revised.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted. https://www.fhfa.gov/hpi/download/annual/hpi_at_county.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

Which county has the highest county house price annual change, sales and refinances?

Suffolk County, with 8.87% in 2017, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Which county has the lowest county house price annual change, sales and refinances?

Nantucket County, with -1.81% in 2017.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Federal Housing Finance Agency, FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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