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Interest rates have been on the increase, seemingly causing the housing market in Massachusetts to slow down. A new report from The Warren Group released on Tuesday shows that there were 5,732 single-family homes sold in Massachusetts in August 2022, a 9.9% drop from August 2021, and the fewest home sales in any August for the past 8 years.

So far the number of house sales in Massachusetts in 2022 is down 11.3% compared to the same 8 months from 2021, meanwhile the price of the average single family home has increased by 7.8 percent to $555,000 over the same period according to the report.

10 Best Places To Buy a House In Massachusetts in 2022

Deciding where to buy a house can be tricky. Every year the people at Niche look at a variety of factors in towns/cities throughout the state including population, public schools, and housing to determine the Best Places To Buy a House in Massachusetts. Here is their Top 10 for 2022. Happy house hunting! Check out Niche’s full report here.

  • #10 - Sterling

    Population: 8,130

    Housing: A-

    Public Schools: A-

    Overall Niche Grade: A

    Sterling, MA 01564

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  • #9 - Dover

    Population: 6,079

    Housing: A-

    Public Schools: A+

    Overall Niche Grade: A+

    Dover, MA 02030

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  • #8 - Bolton

    Population: 5,356

    Housing: A-

    Public Schools: A

    Overall Niche Grade: A+

    Bolton, MA

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  • #7 - Hopkinton

    Population: 18,030

    Housing: A-

    Public Schools: A+

    Overall Niche Grade: A+

    Hopkinton, MA

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  • #6 - Cordaville

    Population: 2,884

    Housing: A-

    Public Schools: A+

    Overall Niche Grade: A+

    Cordaville, Southborough, MA

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  • #5 - Longmeadow

    Population: 15,736

    Housing: A-

    Public Schools: A+

    Overall Niche Grade: A+

    Longmeadow, MA

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  • #4 - Paxton

    Population: 4,961

    Housing: A-

    Public Schools: A-

    Overall Niche Grade: A

    Paxton, MA 01612

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  • #3 - Wayland

    Population: 13,823

    Housing: A-

    Public Schools: A+

    Overall Niche Grade: A+

    Wayland, MA

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  • #2 - Harvard

    Population: 6,592

    Housing: A-

    Public Schools: A+

    Overall Niche Grade: A+

    Harvard, MA

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  • #1 - Pelham

    Population: 1,348

    Housing: A

    Public Schools: A+

    Overall Niche Grade: A+

    Pelham, MA

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