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ZIP 02111 Boston, MA Housing Market

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

02111 — Downtown Boston and Leather District / Chinatown area

Price, Rent & Competition

$975,328

$3,836

47 index

56

Supply & Market Activity

18.34%

Area profile & market context

Population

8,407

Population density

16,561 / sq mi

Latest market movement

Home value (MoM)

-0.36%

Inventory (MoM)

-6.67%

Buyer competition (MoM)

+17.50%

Price cuts share (MoM)

+2.68%

Typical rent (YoY)

+5.65%

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

  • Homes for sale

    Value: 56 · MoM: -6.67% · YoY: -18.84%

  • Buyer competition

    Value: 47 · MoM: 17.50% · YoY: -9.62%

  • Price cuts share

    Value: 18.34% · MoM: 2.68% · YoY: 82.25%

  • Home sales activity (metro)

    Value: 4,752 · MoM: -19.28% · YoY: -5.75%

ZIP 02111 covers Downtown Boston, Leather District / Chinatown adjacency, dense condo-heavy urban housing mix. The typical home value in ZIP 02111 in the Boston housing market is $975,328, with a typical rent of $3,836 per month. That puts the local home-value-to-annual-rent ratio at 21.2.

Key stats

  • ZIP 02111 is around the 78th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for home value.
  • ZIP 02111 is around the 74th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for buyer competition.
  • The market-level home-value-to-annual-rent ratio is 21.2.
  • Supply contracted while buyer competition strengthened.
  • ZIP 02111's typical home value is 23.7% above the Boston median of $788,761.
Typical home value
$975,328
Typical rent
$3,836
Homes for sale
56
Buyer competition
47
Listings with price cuts
18.3%
Typical home value — past 12 months
Sep 25 – Aug 26
Up 0.6% over 12 months
Typical home value up 0.6% over the last 12 months in ZIP 02111.
Typical rent — past 12 months
Sep 25 – Aug 26
Up 5.5% over 12 months
Typical rent up 5.5% over the last 12 months in ZIP 02111.
Homes for sale — past 12 months
Sep 25 – Aug 26
Down 9.7% over 12 months
Homes for sale down 9.7% over the last 12 months in ZIP 02111.
Buyer competition index — past 12 months
Sep 25 – Aug 26
Down 6.0% over 12 months
Buyer competition index down 6.0% over the last 12 months in ZIP 02111.
Listings with price cuts — past 12 months
Sep 25 – Aug 26
Up 29.8% over 12 months
Listings with price cuts up 29.8% over the last 12 months in ZIP 02111.

Price and rent in ZIP 02111

ZIP 02111 is around the 78th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for home value. ZIP 02111 is around the 81st percentile of tracked local ZIPs for rent.

ZIP 02111 home value & rent trend (past 12 months)

Typical home value rose 0.6% over the past 12 months, from $969,641 to $975,328. It rose in 7 of 11 monthly readings. The largest monthly gain was +0.5% in March 2026.

Typical rent rose 5.5% over the past 12 months, from $3,637 to $3,836. It rose in 7 of 11 monthly readings. The largest monthly gain was +1.9% in May 2026.

How ZIP 02111 compares to Boston

ZIP 02111's typical home value is 23.7% above the Boston median of $788,761. ZIP 02111's typical rent is 19.5% above the Boston median of $3,209. ZIP 02111's buyer competition is 4.4% above the Boston median of 45.

Supply, pending activity, and competition

ZIP 02111 is around the 38th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for for-sale inventory. ZIP 02111 is around the 74th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for buyer competition. Supply contracted while buyer competition strengthened. Over the 12 readings on record, inventory moved between 41 and 62 — a 21-point spread across 27 comparable tracked ZIPs. Over the 12 readings on record, buyer competition moved between 31 and 79 — a 48-point spread across 27 comparable tracked ZIPs.

Nearby markets worth comparing

Relevant nearby ZIP pages include 02108, 02110, 02114, 02210.

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