Southbridge, Massachusetts.
Typical home $379,126 (+2.1% in a year), asking rent $1,762 . Worcester, MA-CT metro.
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$1,174 (+144%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $7,643 +2%
- $371,483$379,126 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $88,517 +30%
- $290,609$379,126 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.
- Southbridge$1,990
- Massachusetts$3,439
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 13 years.
Typical home values in Southbridge, MA rose 2.1% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
Living in Southbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts
The Census does not count Southbridge on its own, so the figures here are Worcester County's. Half the county's households earn more than $95,939 a year and half less; 10% of the county's people live below the poverty line. 66% of the county's homes are lived in by their owners and 34% are rented. Unemployment in Worcester County was 4.5% in August 2026, and the county had 1.4% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most people in Worcester County work in schools and health care, then professional services.
Written by AI Claude Haiku 5.5 wrote this on 22 October 2026 from the figures here, a list of nearby places and what it knows. It can be wrong or out of date.
What it’s like
The place. Southbridge is a town in Worcester County in central Massachusetts. Winters are cold and snowy, with January the coldest month, and summers are warm, with July the warmest. Rain and melted snow fall steadily through the year.
Work. Across Worcester County, many residents work in schools, hospitals and social care, in professional and business services, in manufacturing, and in shops. Unemployment has eased over the past year, and the county has gained jobs recently. Most homes are lived in by their owners, and many people drive to work.
Things to do. Old Sturbridge Village, a museum a short drive away, is one of the best known places to visit in the area. Lake Chaubunagungamaug, a lake a short drive away, suits an outing in the warmer months. Wells State Park, a protected area a short drive away, offers a quieter place to spend time outdoors.
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- 335,826households
- 40.2median age
- 40%of adults have a degree
- 10%below the poverty line
- 29 mintypical commute
- 16%work from home
What people in Worcester County work in
Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Worcester County had 356,384 jobs in 2025, 1.4% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Weather through the year
Coldest in January, with highs near 35° and lows near 17°; warmest in July, with highs near 81° and lows near 60°. About 52 inches of snow and 52 inches of rain and melted snow a year.
Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Southbridge Southwest weather station, 2 miles away (NOAA).
Largest workplaces in Worcester County
- UMass Memorial HealthGeneral medical and surgical hospitals18,140
- University of Massachusetts Chan Medical SchoolUniversity or college5,780
- Worcester SchoolsSchool district4,289FTE
- AmazonGeneral warehousing and storage2,457
- Waters- MilfordChromatographic instruments, laboratory-type, manufacturing2,249
- Consigli Construction CompanyConstruction management, commercial and institutional building1,800
- Bristol-Myers Squibb CompanyPharmaceutical preparations manufacturing1,785
- Venture Community ServicescIntellectual and developmental disability facilities, residential1,673
Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 671 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 116,907 people in all. Colleges come from IPEDS (NCES, 2023–24) and school districts from the Common Core of Data (NCES, 2023–24); FTE marks full-time equivalent staff. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.
Natural hazards
- Ice stormsVery high
- Strong windRelatively high
- HurricanesRelatively high
- Inland floodingRelatively high
- LightningRelatively high
- Cold wavesRelatively high
FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms across Worcester County, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively moderate. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.
From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Worcester County and the Worcester, MA-CT metro.
Southbridge home values
Zillow measures a city over its municipal boundary. Against the state and national figures, mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- Southbridge$379,126
- Massachusetts$655,219
- United States$366,157
Sellers are cutting prices on about 1 in 4 Southbridge listings — the market is heating up.
When this market ran hot
Each cell is that month's year-on-year home-value growth. Read left to right, top row is the latest year — the 2021–22 band is the boom.
Market heat, inside the city limits
Share of listings with a price cut
The early-warning dial: sellers cut when buyers stop reaching. Rising cuts cool a market months before prices notice.
- Southbridge24.46%
- United States26.90%
Homes for sale
Active for-sale inventory. More supply hands power to buyers.
- Southbridge34
New listings per month
Sellers arriving at the market.
- Southbridge13
Zip codes with a Southbridge address
A different geography, not a breakdown. The figure above covers the municipality; these zips cover everywhere the Post Office calls Southbridge — often including townships beyond the city limits. Both come straight from Zillow, and they are not expected to average out.