01720
Acton, Massachusetts.
Acton, Middlesex County, MA · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro · population 23,526
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$2,488 (+119%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $6,198 +1%
- $866,292$872,490 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $181,741 +26%
- $690,749$872,490 since Sep 2021
Monthly payment to buy the typical home
Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.
- 01720$4,579
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 15 years.
Typical home values in zip 01720 rose 0.7% over the past year — slower than the nation's +1.2%.
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Acton, MA — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Asking rent — 01720
Against the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro and the national benchmark.
- 01720$2,408
- Boston$2,987
- United States$1,932
Typical home value — 01720
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 01720$872,490
- Boston$725,639
- United States$366,157
Within 20 miles
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| Miles sorted ascending, activate to sort descending | Zip activate to sort by Zip | City activate to sort by City | Population activate to sort by Population | Rent activate to sort by Rent | Home value activate to sort by Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.6 | 01718 | Acton | 404 | — | $488,761 |
| 4.0 | 01742 | Concord | 18,448 | $3,122 | $1,415,835 |
| 4.1 | 01719 | Boxborough | 5,496 | — | $759,688 |
| 4.1 | 01754 | Maynard | 10,712 | $2,453 | $600,065 |
| 4.4 | 01460 | Littleton | 10,280 | $2,549 | $774,873 |
| 5.3 | 01775 | Stow | 7,165 | — | $806,407 |
| 5.4 | 01741 | Carlisle | 5,239 | — | $1,299,312 |
| 6.9 | 01776 | Sudbury | 19,270 | — | $1,128,471 |
| 7.1 | 01886 | Westford | 24,690 | $3,055 | $827,866 |
| 7.2 | 01451 | Harvard | 5,487 | — | $923,177 |
| 7.7 | 01773 | Lincoln | 4,891 | — | $1,502,246 |
| 8.2 | 01730 | Bedford | 14,707 | $3,154 | $1,018,879 |
| 8.5 | 01824 | Chelmsford | 26,650 | $2,655 | $708,817 |
| 8.6 | 01749 | Hudson | 20,077 | $2,558 | $614,524 |
| 8.7 | 01432 | Ayer | 8,521 | $2,433 | $569,156 |
| 9.2 | 01740 | Bolton | 5,737 | — | $866,126 |
| 9.6 | 01778 | Wayland | 14,033 | $3,741 | $1,136,142 |
| 9.6 | 01862 | North Billerica | 12,129 | — | $714,509 |
| 9.7 | 01434 | Devens | 1,564 | — | $594,096 |
| 10.5 | 01821 | Billerica | 30,143 | $2,746 | $696,060 |
| 10.6 | 01863 | North Chelmsford | 9,796 | $2,787 | $548,112 |
| 10.6 | 02421 | Lexington | 18,080 | $3,253 | $1,593,298 |
| 10.8 | 01752 | Marlborough | 41,647 | $2,666 | $570,903 |
| 10.9 | 01450 | Groton | 11,356 | — | $776,585 |
| 10.9 | 02451 | Waltham | 17,393 | $3,271 | $794,545 |
| 11.1 | 02493 | Weston | 11,579 | $5,450 | $2,233,515 |
| 11.2 | 01701 | Framingham | 32,618 | $2,823 | $694,408 |
| 11.3 | 01851 | Lowell | 33,403 | $2,361 | $520,042 |
| 11.4 | 02420 | Lexington | 16,215 | $4,108 | $1,505,966 |
| 12.1 | 01803 | Burlington | 26,274 | $3,145 | $867,243 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.