Home warranties in Massachusetts
Partially regulatedIn Massachusetts, home warranties are partially regulated. 15 of the companies we track operate here.
Warranty registry plate
Sheet MA · Massachusetts 15 cos. · #40/51
- REG-PARTIAL Partially regulated
- LIC-NONE No license required
- RANK-LOWER #40/51
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0 cos.
- COST-HIGH ~$525/yr
- DESK-OPEN Filing desk open
- OWN-MID 62.5% owners
- BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields
Nearest inventory peer: Alabama (+ 0 tracked companies)
Instrument codes from this state’s regulation posture, licensing, inventory rank, peer gap, advertised plan cost, complaint desk, homeownership, and registry book, not a moving recommendation.
Massachusetts's inventory neighbours
Lowest/highest poles plus states nearest Massachusetts on tracked company inventory. Full ladder: /states.
States near Massachusetts's higher plan-cost band
Peer states for Massachusetts ranked by advertised annual plan cost first; Census homeownership is the secondary lens.
Closest match: average annual plan cost
Nearest advertised annual costs ($525 here).
Closest match: homeownership rate
Nearest Census homeownership rates (62.5% here).
Higher advertised plan cost
What this means for you: Massachusetts regulates home warranties partially and sits in the higher advertised-cost third (~$525/yr). Recourse may run through the Attorney General's consumer-protection division rather than an insurance regulator.
Consumer protections in Massachusetts
General consumer protection and warranty laws apply.
File a complaint in Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/orgs/office-of-consumer-affairs-and-business-regulation
Few companies listed for Massachusetts
| Company | Reliability |
|---|---|
| HomeServe | 96A |
| Liberty Home Guard 2 of 3 signals | 88A |
| America's Preferred Home Warranty | 87A |
| AFC Home Club | 79B |
| Cinch Home Services | 74B |
| First American Home Warranty | 73B |
| American Home Shield | 64C |
| Choice Home Warranty | 63C |
| Home Warranty of America | 63C |
| 2-10 Home Buyers Warranty | 60C |
| ServicePlus Home Warranty | 60C |
| Select Home Warranty | 57C |
| First Premier Home Warranty | 54D |
| Total Home Protection | 46D |
| Porch Home Warranty 1 of 3 signals | 10F |
Ranked by Reliability Score. Availability is based on each company's published service area and may change. Scores blend Better Business Bureau ratings/reviews with Trustpilot scores, see methodology.
Score basis. A Reliability Score normally blends three signals, and a review signal counts once a company has 5 reviews. 2 companies here rest on fewer, so their scores carry less evidence than the rest of the table: Liberty Home Guard: BBB reviews and Trustpilot only (BBB profile not rated); Porch Home Warranty: BBB rating only (0 BBB reviews, 2 Trustpilot reviews). How the score is built.
Higher advertised plan cost
Massachusetts in the thin inventory third
About $525 average annual plan cost sits in the top third of tracked states.
Massachusetts is partially regulated with a thin tracked book (15 issuers). Homeownership is about 62.5%. Advertised annual plans average around $525. Top Reliability Score among the thin set: HomeServe at 96/100.
Compare the Reliability Score table for issuers listing Massachusetts, then open each company card for plan-tier coverage and BBB/Trustpilot sources.
Population and homeownership figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey →. Read our methodology - how this data is sourced and computed. According to PlainWarranty's corpus ranking, Massachusetts ranks #40 of 51 states by tracked home-warranty company inventory. How we place states.
Source: Massachusetts Department of Insurance / Attorney General Home-warranty regulation, licensing, and complaint-filing channel · 2026 State population and homeownership: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Company reliability: BBB & Trustpilot.