| Index | Shirley | Massachusetts | National |
| Median home price | $259,600 | $341,000 | $184,700 |
| Median rent asked | $810 | $1,129 | $949 |
| Avg. people per household | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 57.9% | 62.1% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 42.1% | 37.9% | 36.4% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Fitchburg, MA | 40,576 | $216,500 | 17% |
| South Ashburnham, MA | 883 | $224,500 | 22% |
| Townsend, MA | 1,276 | $250,300 | 36% |
| Clinton, MA | 7,058 | $255,600 | 38% |
| Rutland, MA | 1,749 | $258,700 | 40% |
| Shirley, MA | 1,716 | $259,600 | 41% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| North Berwick, ME | 1,716 | $237,200 | 28% |
| Winchester, IL | 1,717 | $91,400 | 51% |
| Harlan, IN | 1,715 | $135,700 | 27% |
| Nicholson, GA | 1,714 | $85,400 | 54% |
| Panguitch, UT | 1,718 | $144,800 | 22% |
| Shirley, MA | 1,716 | $259,600 | 41% |
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