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NationalAs of January 2010, the median sales price for Massachusetts real estate is $299,000 which is an decrease of 2.0% from the previous month, a increase of 3.1% from 6 months prior, and a increase of 17.3% from 12 months prior.
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The best and worst performing zip codes measures which zip codes in Massachusetts have had either the best or worst previous month based on their median home sales prices.The best zip codes for January 2010 were 01545, 01453, 01109, 01602, and 01915 while the worst were 01902, 02151, 02601, 01826, and 02571.
| Population | |
| Population (2008 estimate): | 6,497,967 |
| % Population Change (2000 - 2008): | 2.3% |
| Median Household Income (2007): | $62,383 |
| Persons below poverty level (2007): | 10.0% |
| Population Makeup | |
| Median Age: | 36 |
| Families with Children: | 67.5% |
| Less than 5 Years Old (2008): | 5.9% |
| Less than 18 Years Old (2008): | 22.0% |
| 65 Years or Older (2008): | 13.4% |
| Personal | 74 crimes/10,000 people* |
| Property | 78 crimes/10,000 people* |
*Annually
A personal crime is a crime that is acted upon a person. A property crime is a crime that
is an act on one's personal property such as a burglary or destrution of property.
| Housing Units (2007): | 2,722,190 |
| Homeownership Rate (2000): | 61.7% |
| % Population living in the same home: (1995 and 2000 (> 5 years old)) |
58.5% |
| Total State Land Area (sq miles): | 7,840 |
| People Per Sq Mile: | 8.5 |
| Year Built | Percentage of Homes |
| 2000 - 2009 | 5.1% |
| 1995 - 1999 | 5.1% |
| 1990 - 1994 | 4.6% |
| 1980 - 1989 | 10.6% |
| 1970 - 1979 | 10.8% |
| 1901 - 1969 | 50.7% |
| Older than 1900 | 13.1% |