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Boston, MA Housing

ACS 2020-2024

Median Home Value
$731,700 ± $9,717
Median Gross Rent
$2,147 ± $25/mo
Homeownership Rate
35.7%
Rent as Share of Income
26.5%
Price-to-Income Ratio
7.5×
Vacancy Rate
8.8%
Median Year Built
1947

New Construction (2025)

Housing units authorized by building permit — a leading signal of new supply, from the Census Building Permits Survey.

Units Authorized
2,107
Buildings
303
Single-Family Units
228
Multi-Family Units
1,879

Nearby Cities in Massachusetts

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.

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