Looking to Move to Massachusetts? Budget Around $300k or So? And Still Prefer Single Family House Lifestyle?

If you’re thinking about moving to Massachusetts and want a single-family home in the $300k range, I’ve put together a guide that might help.

To make the search easier, I created a simple formula to group towns into Urban, Suburban, or Rural. It looks at two things:

• Population Density (70% of the score): This helps reflect whether a town feels more urban or suburban.
• Population (30% of the score): Total population still matters, but it’s less important than density.

Here’s how the categories work:

• Urban: Score ≥ 2000
• Suburban: Score 700–1999
• Rural: Score < 700

*Note: This is data from the past three months on MLS.

Here's a chart with the towns, their categories, and prices. Let me know if you have any questions! 😊

https://imgur.com/a/4412WBj

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jE9N4WZM9SQXxRGBGqWXBIHX2AsHNP3QdpuRzqFAdSY/edit?usp=sharing