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ZIP 02109 Boston, MA Housing Market

City
Boston
County
Suffolk County
State
MA
Metro area
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

02109Beacon Hill area and parts of Back Bay

Price, Rent & Competition

$970,519

$3,777

43 index

24

Supply & Market Activity

7

22.06%

Area profile & market context

Population

3,612

Population density

8,224 / sq mi

Latest market movement

Home value (MoM)

+0.17%

Inventory (MoM)

-11.11%

Buyer competition (MoM)

-10.42%

New listings (MoM)

-30.00%

Price cuts share (MoM)

+3.20%

Typical rent (YoY)

+5.17%

How quickly homes are selling

No direct sale-speed data

Direct sale-speed data is not available for this ZIP in the current snapshot.

We do not estimate sale speed without direct ZIP-level sale-speed data. Use the supporting context below for market background only.

Sale-speed figures and broader market activity are shown separately. Missing sale-speed values are not estimated.

Sale-speed measures for this ZIP

No recent sale-speed measure is available for this ZIP.

Other local market activity

  • New listings

    Value: 7 · MoM: -30.00% · YoY: -

  • Homes for sale

    Value: 24 · MoM: -11.11% · YoY: -7.69%

  • Buyer competition

    Value: 43 · MoM: -10.42% · YoY: -21.82%

  • Price cuts share

    Value: 22.06% · MoM: 3.20% · YoY: -

  • Home sales activity (metro)

    Value: 5,964 · MoM: 1.14% · YoY: 12.89%

ZIP 02109 covers Beacon Hill area, parts of Back Bay, Boston waterfront-adjacent core. The typical home value in ZIP 02109 in the Boston housing market is $970,519, with a typical rent of $3,777 per month. That puts the local home-value-to-annual-rent ratio at 21.4.

Key stats

  • ZIP 02109 is around the 67th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for home value.
  • ZIP 02109 is around the 70th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for buyer competition.
  • The market-level home-value-to-annual-rent ratio is 21.4.
  • Supply and buyer competition did not produce a clear easing or tightening split.
  • ZIP 02109's typical home value is 18.9% above the Boston median of $815,935.
Typical home value
$970,519
Typical rent
$3,777
Homes for sale
24
Buyer competition
43
New listings
7
Listings with price cuts
22.1%
Typical home value — past 12 months
Sep 25Jul 26
Up 2.4% over 11 months
Typical home value up 2.4% over the last 11 months in ZIP 02109.
Typical rent — past 12 months
Sep 25Jul 26
Up 3.8% over 11 months
Typical rent up 3.8% over the last 11 months in ZIP 02109.
Homes for sale — past 12 months
Sep 25Jul 26
Up 9.1% over 11 months
Homes for sale up 9.1% over the last 11 months in ZIP 02109.
New listings — past 12 months
Feb 26Jul 26
Up 133.3% over 6 months
New listings up 133.3% over the last 6 months in ZIP 02109.
Buyer competition index — past 12 months
Sep 25Jul 26
Down 21.8% over 11 months
Buyer competition index down 21.8% over the last 11 months in ZIP 02109.

Price and rent in ZIP 02109

ZIP 02109 is around the 67th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for home value. ZIP 02109 is around the 77th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for rent.

ZIP 02109 home value & rent trend (past 12 months)

Typical home value rose 2.4% over the last 11 months, from $948,002 to $970,519. It rose in 9 of 10 monthly readings. The largest monthly gain was +0.7% in March 2026.

Typical rent rose 3.8% over the last 11 months, from $3,639 to $3,777. It rose in 6 of 10 monthly readings. The largest monthly gain was +2.9% in April 2026.

How ZIP 02109 compares to Boston

ZIP 02109's typical home value is 18.9% above the Boston median of $815,935. ZIP 02109's typical rent is 14.6% above the Boston median of $3,297.

Supply, pending activity, and competition

ZIP 02109 is around the 15th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for for-sale inventory. ZIP 02109 is around the 70th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for buyer competition. Supply and buyer competition did not produce a clear easing or tightening split. Over the 11 readings on record, inventory moved between 14 and 27 — a 13-point spread across 27 comparable tracked ZIPs. Over the 11 readings on record, buyer competition moved between 43 and 73 — a 30-point spread across 27 comparable tracked ZIPs.

Nearby markets worth comparing

Relevant nearby ZIP pages include 02113, 02110, 02114, 02108.

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