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70 Worcester Business Journal | Book of Lists 2018 | wbjournal.com F O C U S R E A L E S T A T E Wealthiest zip codes in Central Massachusetts As ranked by geodatabase firm Esri, using its wealth indicators Zip code/ city Statewide wealth ranking * No. of households/ average household size Median household income/ average household income Average household net worth Median home value 1 01770 Sherborn 4 1,499 2.90 $172,695 $245,613 $3,666,155 $855,361 2 01451 Harvard 7 1,920 2.76 $159,269 $226,257 $3,396,358 $722,936 3 01776 Sudbury 12 6,040 3.06 $175,957 $232,825 $2,908,936 $743,182 4 01778 Wayland 14 5,155 2.73 $155,164 $212,444 $2,777,471 $715,207 5 01740 Bolton 23 1,794 2.96 $143,175 $191,275 $2,453,981 $608,696 6 01772 Southborough 26 3,417 2.95 $162,573 $203,576 $1,962,147 $616,594 7 01748 Hopkinton 38 5,497 3.04 $147,696 $180,744 $1,646,455 $601,895 8 01720 Acton 43 8,344 2.70 $125,918 $174,155 $1,618,759 $571,226 9 01775 Stow 49 2,663 2.75 $137,485 $161,891 $1,571,739 $495,840 10 01746 Holliston 57 5,298 2.77 $116,617 $148,746 $1,542,679 $455,544 11 01450 Groton 58 4,096 2.82 $124,320 $164,556 $1,402,197 $500,272 12 01590 Sutton 59 3,337 2.81 $115,360 $143,001 $1,586,434 $423,669 13 01503 Berlin 61 1,229 2.57 $94,315 $131,991 $1,826,776 $465,471 14 01541 Princeton 64 1,343 2.69 $120,854 $140,966 $1,514,787 $441,795 15 01612 Paxton 69 1,544 2.81 $111,175 $132,948 $1,515,639 $343,396 16 01568 Upton 70 2,803 2.79 $122,379 $148,004 $1,325,502 $460,065 17 01756 Mendon 73 2,126 2.91 $107,202 $141,948 $1,355,629 $442,827 18 01532 Northborough 78 5,438 2.76 $115,290 $146,347 $1,312,304 $444,491 19 01460 Littleton 79 3,603 2.72 $111,036 $139,925 $1,335,017 $447,687 20 01719 Boxborough 84 2,021 2.59 $115,086 $154,828 $1,227,214 $606,874 Source: Esri's updated demographics, 2017 estimates. Esri TapestryTM Segmentation. This table lists, in rank order, the wealthiest zip codes in Central Massachusetts. Zip codes with fewer than 100 households and a population of less than 200 are not included. For more information, visit www.esri.com/bizdata * Out of 488 ranked zip codes - Compiled by: Stephanie R. Meagher, smeagher@nebusinessmedia.com Expensive homes Median home sale prices have been increasing in Central Massachusetts as the Greater Boston area becomes increasingly more expensive and crowded. Ranked by rate of increase, these are the most expensive Massachusetts counties in which to live as of March 2018. Percent increase over first three Median months sale County of 2017 price Nantucket 14.4 $1.4 million Suffolk 15.6 $520,000 Plymouth 10.3 $340,000 Worcester 8.7 $250,000 Middlesex 7.4 $500,000 Barnstable 6.1 $381,750 Bristol 4.3 $280,000 Franklin 4.1 $190,000 Norfolk 3.4 $460,000 Hampden 2.6 $177,000 Hampshire 2.5 $250,000 Berkshire -0.6 $187,450 Dukes -3.4 $635,000 Source: The Warren Group