Boston Area Housing Market

Tracked Boston-area ZIPs in Suffolk County, updated July 2026. 35 ZIP pages; 29 with market metrics; 28 with home value/rent metrics.

Boston Area tracks 28 ZIPs with home-value data; median typical home value is $815,935 and median rent is $3,297 per month. Typical home values range from $608,161 in ZIP 02126 to $3,306,316 in ZIP 02199; 61 homes went pending for every 100 new listings.

$815,935

$3,297

43 index

2,391

691

420

21.93%

36 days

New listings (MoM)

-11.21%

Homes pending (MoM)

-5.07%

Rent demand trend (YoY)

+14.81%

Population

659,948

Population density

7,056 / sq mi

Tracked ZIP/ZCTA coverage map, not a listing heatmap.

Typical home value trend in Boston Area

Across 28 tracked ZIPs in Boston Area, typical home values range from $608,161 in ZIP 02126 to $3,306,316 in ZIP 02199 — a 5.4x spread around a median of $815,935.

The median tracked ZIP home value in Boston Area rose 0.8% over the last 12 months, from $809,551 to $815,935.

Typical home value — past 12 months

Aug 25 – Jul 26

Up 0.8% over 12 months

Typical home value up 0.8% over the last 12 months in Boston Area.

Typical rent trend in Boston Area

Typical rent across 27 tracked ZIPs runs from $2,668 in ZIP 02136 to $4,442 in ZIP 02210.

The median tracked ZIP rent in Boston Area rose 3.2% over the last 12 months, from $3,194 to $3,297.

Typical rent — past 12 months

Aug 25 – Jul 26

Up 3.2% over 12 months

Typical rent up 3.2% over the last 12 months in Boston Area.

Supply trend in Boston Area

Tracked ZIPs list 2,391 homes for sale in total, from 5 in ZIP 02199 to 225 in ZIP 02127. 11 of 28 tracked ZIPs (39%) recorded rising for-sale inventory in the latest month. The median tracked ZIP has price cuts on 21.9% of listings; the highest share is in ZIP 02113 at 35.4%.

Homes for sale — past 12 months

Aug 25 – Jul 26

Up 8.8% over 12 months

Homes for sale up 8.8% over the last 12 months in Boston Area.

New listings — past 12 months

Aug 25 – Jul 26

Up 4.7% over 12 months

New listings up 4.7% over the last 12 months in Boston Area.

Buyer competition and pending activity in Boston Area

61 homes went pending for every 100 new listings. Buyer competition is strongest in ZIP 02136, with a 118 competition index, and weakest in ZIP 02110. Pending homes per 100 new listings range from 33 in ZIP 02119 to 94 in ZIP 02132 across tracked ZIPs.

Buyer competition index — past 12 months

Aug 25 – Jul 26

Down 25.9% over 12 months

Buyer competition index down 25.9% over the last 12 months in Boston Area.

Homes going pending — past 12 months

Aug 25 – Jul 26

Down 6.3% over 12 months

Homes going pending down 6.3% over the last 12 months in Boston Area.

Highest Buyer Competition ZIPs in Boston Area

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