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How Much Is Rent in Boston?

Typical rent in the median tracked Boston ZIP is $3,297 per month, measured across all home types rather than for a specific studio or house. Across tracked ZIPs typical rent runs from $2,668 in 02136 to $4,442 in 02210 per month. 4 of 28 ZIPs (14%) show faster rent growth. The median tracked ZIP has a home-value-to-annual-rent ratio of 20.6.

Key stats

  • Across tracked ZIPs typical rent runs from $2,668 in 02136 to $4,442 in 02210 per month.
  • The median tracked ZIP has a home-value-to-annual-rent ratio of 20.6.
  • The metro income-needed indicator changed 0.60% year over year.
  • 4 of 28 ZIPs (14%) show faster rent growth.
Tracked ZIP markets
28
Median ZIP home value
$815,935
Median ZIP rent
$3,297
rent cost spread
Across tracked ZIPs typical rent runs from $2,668 in 02136 to $4,442 in 02210 per month.
rent acceleration share
4 of 28 ZIPs (14%) show faster rent growth.
metro price to rent
The median tracked ZIP has a home-value-to-annual-rent ratio of 20.6.

What rent costs in Boston

Typical rent in the median tracked Boston ZIP is $3,297 per month, measured across all home types rather than for a specific studio or house.

Rent and purchase price do not move together here or anywhere else, so a rent figure is not a shortcut to a price one.

What the figure hides

Across tracked ZIPs typical rent runs from $2,668 in 02136 to $4,442 in 02210 per month.

A budget does not shop the metro; it shops the ZIPs it reaches. The range above is the one that matters when the citywide figure and the listings you can see do not agree.

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