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Cost of living in South Lancaster, Massachusetts

South Lancaster, Massachusetts has about 2,177 people. Typical rent is $1,893 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $109,173 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.

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Typical rent is $1,893 a month.

South Lancaster is a Census community, not a separate city government in Massachusetts. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $109,173 a year.

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People
2,177
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,893
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$109,173
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$421,400
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
Not matched
HUD county or town rent

South Lancaster, Massachusetts has about 2,177 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $421,400.

We could not match one HUD fair-market rent to Worcester County. Some counties have more than one HUD rent, and we do not average them.

In the Worcester, MA metro area, prices sit at 102.5 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Massachusetts taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.3% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not South Lancaster's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical Massachusetts home paid 30.49¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not South Lancaster's bill.

In 2025, all-grades gas in Massachusetts averaged $3.13 a gallon. EIA prints this yearly price for only some states.

Among 203 places we list in Massachusetts with a rent figure, 64 have higher typical rent than South Lancaster.

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Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.