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Price drops, however, are more in line with the rest of the state -- down 4.5 percent in the county and state so far this year. The median single-family home price in the county was $243,000 as of Sept. 30, compared with $315,000 statewide.
Realtors and others say high prices in the suburbs closer to Boston during the mid-1990s and early 2000s sparked a building frenzy in Worcester County as first-time home buyers looked for cheaper options in towns such as Shrewsbury, Northborough, Southborough, and Westborough.
Realtors and others say high prices in the suburbs closer to Boston during the mid-1990s and early 2000s sparked a building frenzy in Worcester County as first-time home buyers looked for cheaper options in towns such as Shrewsbury, Northborough, Southborough, and Westborough.
(Ed Wiederer / Globe Staff Graphic; Sources: ESRI, TeleAtlas)
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