MA area data
Ayer, MA
Ayer, MA.
Population: 8,521 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $576,601
- 1-year appreciation
- +2.6%
- 3-year appreciation
- +14.7%
- 5-year appreciation
- +29.9%
- 10-year appreciation
- +84.9%
- All-time peak (2026-07)
- $576,601
- House Price Index
- 467.4 (+2.1% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $548,001
- Median list price
- $534,450
- Median days on market
- 14 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 102.2%
- 1-year forecast
- +1.4%
- New listings (monthly)
- 12
Rents
- Typical rent
- $1,900/mo
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $1,597/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $2,658/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (High)
- 110.5 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 30.5¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $25.10/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 2
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 1
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively High
- Top hazards
- iceStorm, coldWave, hurricane, inlandFlooding, lightning
- FEMA flood zone
- AE
- Flood risk level
- High
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 49.8 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 39
- Days with Good air quality
- 281
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 12.2 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- 660
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 14
- Nearest national park
- Lowell National Historical Park (14 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Minute Man Air Field (MMN) (8 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Laurence G Hanscom Field (BED) (16 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.8 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -8,374 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,977
- Median annual property tax
- $5,080
- Mean commute to work
- 26 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 78.0%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 840,394
- Average weekly wage
- $2,110
- Top industries (by employment)
- Professional Services, Health Care, Accommodation & Food
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 734
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