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Counties in Massachusetts by county house price index, 1990 = 100

Nantucket County had the highest county house price index, 1990 = 100 of 14 counties in 2020, at 472.02 index. Berkshire County had the lowest, at 174.86 index. The median was 259.36 index. Source: the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Highest472.02Nantucket County
Lowest174.86Berkshire County
Median259.3614 counties

All counties, 2020

CSVChart (SVG)

Nantucket CountyNantucket County: 472.02 index472.02Dukes CountyDukes County: 399.57 index399.57Suffolk CountySuffolk County: 359.81 index359.81Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County: 282.89 index282.89Barnstable CountyBarnstable County: 278.27 index278.27Norfolk CountyNorfolk County: 277.4 index277.4Essex CountyEssex County: 261.85 index261.85Plymouth CountyPlymouth County: 256.86 index256.86Bristol CountyBristol County: 233.4 index233.4Worcester CountyWorcester County: 215.19 index215.19Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 210.81 index210.81Franklin CountyFranklin County: 195.33 index195.33Hampden CountyHampden County: 175.47 index175.47Berkshire CountyBerkshire County: 174.86 index174.86
index. Source: FHFA. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020
index		Change on 2019
1Nantucket County472.02-28.25
2Dukes County399.57+18.39
3Suffolk County359.81+9.7
4Middlesex County282.89+6.22
5Barnstable County278.27+9.8
6Norfolk County277.4+7.43
7Essex County261.85+8.38
8Plymouth County256.86+8.28
9Bristol County233.4+8.58
10Worcester County215.19+8.86
11Hampshire County210.81+7.29
12Franklin County195.33+8.62
13Hampden County175.47+8.14
14Berkshire County174.86+6.54

Other periods

About this ranking

Annual FHFA all-transactions index of single-family house prices in US counties, with 1990 equal to 100.

Developmental nominal index, not seasonally adjusted. Uses sale prices and refinance appraisals for mortgages purchased or guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Differs from purchase-only indexes. Missing estimates and unavailable base-year values remain absent. 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 price index, annual, nominal, not seasonally adjusted, 1990 = 100. 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 index, 1990 = 100?

Nantucket County, with 472.02 index in 2020, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Which county has the lowest county house price index, 1990 = 100?

Berkshire County, with 174.86 index in 2020.

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 price index, annual, nominal, not seasonally adjusted, 1990 = 100. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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