Home values in Augusta increased about 11 percent over the last year, but with a median home price of $146,100, homes there are still much more affordable than the national median of $207,600. And rent prices are actually decreasing: They went down almost 3 percent year over year.
Home prices in Hagerstown increased about 5.5 percent year over year, and the median home value is $172,300. Rent costs remained about the same over the last year, with the median rent at $1,194.
The median home value in Worcester is $258,600. Although this is about the national median value, it’s much less than the median home price in the state of Massachusetts as a whole, which is $388,300, according to Zillow. Home values in the city increased about 6 percent year over year.