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Dudley, MA Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q2 2024. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Dudley, MA Housing Market Trends

With a population of 11,850, 4,277 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $467,759, Dudley real estate prices are well above average cost compared to national prices.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Dudley, accounting for 73.59% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Dudley include duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 17.16%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 5.96%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 3.30%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Dudley are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The town has a mixture of owners and renters, with 64.95% owning and 35.05% renting.

There is a lot of housing in Dudley built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Dudley built between 1940-1969 ( 30.44%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from before 1939 ( 25.06%). There's also some housing in Dudley built between 2000 and later ( 11.68%).

Dudley Home Appreciation Rates

Real estate appreciation rates in Dudley's have tracked to near the national average over the last then years, with the annual appreciation rate averaging 6.47% during the period.

Over the last year, Dudley appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Dudley's appreciation rate has been 4.75%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Dudley were at 3.22%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 13.53%.

Importantly, this makes Dudley one of the highest appreciating communities in the nation for the latest quarter, and may signal the town's near-future real estate investment strength.

Relative to Massachusetts, our data show that Dudley's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 90% of the other cities and towns in Massachusetts.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$467,759

Dudley, MA Home Prices
> $1,334,000
$1,000,001 - $1,334,000
$667,001 - $1,000,000
$534,001 - $667,000
$400,001 - $534,000
$267,001 - $400,000
$133,001 - $267,000
$66,001 - $133,000
$0 - $66,000
1.3%
1.3%
0.6%
0.6%
8.8%
8.8%
17.2%
17.2%
39.9%
39.9%
23.1%
23.1%
4.3%
4.3%
1.1%
1.1%
3.7%
3.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Low

for Massachusetts

High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

4,277

Dudley Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$2,120 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
65.0%
65.0%
35.0%
35.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
2.0%
2.0%
98.0%
98.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
11.7%
11.7%
32.8%
32.8%
30.4%
30.4%
25.1%
25.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
73.6%
73.6%
3.3%
3.3%
17.2%
17.2%
6.0%
6.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
0.0%
0.0%
9.0%
9.0%
26.9%
26.9%
39.3%
39.3%
21.3%
21.3%
3.4%
3.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes