Fastest-Appreciating ZIP Codes in Worcester, MA-CT (2026)

Ranked by 5-year compound annual growth in home values. Fast growth and strong cash flow rarely appear in the same ZIP — this is the other side of that trade.

# ZIP City Home value Rent Cap rate 5-yr growth
1 01608 1% rule Worcester, MA $190,259 $1,953 8.01% 9.5%
2 06235 Chaplin, CT $372,592 $1,323 2.77% 8.0%
3 06226 Willimantic, CT $280,122 $1,656 4.61% 7.9%
4 06260 Putnam, CT $356,683 $1,386 3.03% 7.7%
5 06234 Brooklyn, CT $422,300 $1,494 2.76% 7.7%
6 06247 Hampton, CT $401,978 $1,557 3.02% 7.7%
7 06277 Thompson, CT $411,468 $2,079 3.94% 7.6%
8 01434 Devens, MA $604,581 $2,304 2.97% 7.5%
9 06256 Windham, CT $317,141 $1,863 4.58% 7.5%
10 06354 Plainfield, CT $377,765 $1,422 2.94% 7.5%
11 06331 Canterbury, CT $419,859 $1,512 2.81% 7.4%
12 06282 Woodstock, CT $423,220 $1,323 2.44% 7.3%
13 06239 Killingly, CT $361,599 $1,515 3.27% 7.3%
14 06278 Ashford, CT $402,231 $1,539 2.98% 7.3%
15 06242 Eastford, CT $416,210 $1,107 2.07% 7.3%
16 06377 Sterling, CT $401,872 $1,971 3.83% 7.3%
17 06259 Pomfret Center, CT $487,536 $1,458 2.33% 7.2%
18 06280 Windham, CT $351,653 $2,169 4.81% 7.2%
19 06374 Plainfield, CT $345,924 $1,476 3.33% 7.1%
20 06266 South Windham, CT $330,236 $1,809 4.27% 7.0%
21 01610 Worcester, MA $383,145 $2,128 4.33% 6.9%
22 06241 Killingly, CT $389,870 $1,575 3.15% 6.8%
23 06255 Thompson, CT $386,119 $1,296 2.62% 6.8%
24 01420 Fitchburg, MA $408,981 $1,784 3.40% 6.7%
25 01475 Winchendon, MA $410,042 $1,557 2.96% 6.7%

Ranked from Repit’s own ZIP-level data — Zillow home values and rents, HUD fair-market rents where Zillow has no coverage, and U.S. Census vacancy. Cap rate is gross: annual rent over purchase price, before financing and expenses. Every ZIP above links to its full free page. How we calculate this →

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