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ZIP 02125 Dorchester, MA Housing Market

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

02125Dorchester area

Price, Rent & Competition

$664,349

$3,360

54 index

62

Supply & Market Activity

23

13

25.43%

Area profile & market context

Population

33,662

Population density

5,995 / sq mi

Latest market movement

Home value (MoM)

-0.49%

Inventory (MoM)

-4.62%

Buyer competition (MoM)

+1.89%

New listings (MoM)

-20.69%

Homes Pending (MoM)

-23.53%

Price cuts share (MoM)

+14.84%

Typical rent (YoY)

+0.43%

How quickly homes are selling

Selling slower

Homes appear to be going under contract more slowly in this ZIP.

This summary uses one direct sale-speed signal for this ZIP. Supporting ZIP and metro context is shown separately.

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

Sale-speed measures for this ZIP

  • Homes going pending

    Value: 13 · MoM: -23.53% · YoY: 44.44%

Other local market activity

  • New listings

    Value: 23 · MoM: -20.69% · YoY: 9.52%

  • Homes for sale

    Value: 62 · MoM: -4.62% · YoY: -3.13%

  • Buyer competition

    Value: 54 · MoM: 1.89% · YoY: 42.11%

  • Price cuts share

    Value: 25.43% · MoM: 14.84% · YoY: -8.07%

  • Home sales activity (metro)

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

ZIP 02125 covers residential neighborhoods in Dorchester, located within Suffolk County, MA, part of the broader Boston housing market. The typical home value in ZIP 02125 in the Dorchester housing market is $664,349, with a typical rent of $3,360 per month. That puts the local home-value-to-annual-rent ratio at 16.5.

Key stats

  • ZIP 02125 is around the 19th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for home value.
  • ZIP 02125 is around the 89th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for buyer competition.
  • The market-level home-value-to-annual-rent ratio is 16.5.
  • 57 homes went pending for every 100 new listings in the current reading.
  • Supply contracted while buyer competition strengthened.
Typical home value
$664,349
Typical rent
$3,360
Homes for sale
62
Buyer competition
54
New listings
23
Homes going pending
13
Listings with price cuts
25.4%
Typical home value — past 12 months
Sep 25Jul 26
Up 0.0% over 11 months
Typical home value up 0.0% over the last 11 months in ZIP 02125.
Typical rent — past 12 months
Sep 25Jul 26
Up 3.7% over 11 months
Typical rent up 3.7% over the last 11 months in ZIP 02125.
Homes for sale — past 12 months
Sep 25Jul 26
Up 0.0% over 11 months
Homes for sale up 0.0% over the last 11 months in ZIP 02125.
New listings — past 12 months
Sep 25Jul 26
Up 21.1% over 11 months
New listings up 21.1% over the last 11 months in ZIP 02125.
Homes going pending — past 12 months
Sep 25Jul 26
Up 44.4% over 11 months
Homes going pending up 44.4% over the last 11 months in ZIP 02125.
Buyer competition index — past 12 months
Sep 25Jul 26
Up 25.6% over 11 months
Buyer competition index up 25.6% over the last 11 months in ZIP 02125.
Listings with price cuts — past 12 months
Sep 25Jul 26
Down 1.7% over 11 months
Listings with price cuts down 1.7% over the last 11 months in ZIP 02125.

Price and rent in ZIP 02125

ZIP 02125 is around the 19th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for home value. ZIP 02125 is around the 54th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for rent.

ZIP 02125 home value & rent trend (past 12 months)

Typical home value rose 0.0% over the last 11 months, from $664,349 to $664,349. It rose in 6 of 10 monthly readings. The largest monthly gain was +0.4% in January 2026.

Typical rent rose 3.7% over the last 11 months, from $3,241 to $3,360. It rose in 6 of 10 monthly readings. The largest monthly gain was +1.8% in March 2026.

How ZIP 02125 compares to Boston

ZIP 02125's typical home value is 18.6% below the Dorchester median of $815,935. ZIP 02125's typical rent is 1.9% above the Dorchester median of $3,297. ZIP 02125's buyer competition is 25.6% above the Dorchester median of 43.

Supply, pending activity, and competition

ZIP 02125 is around the 44th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for for-sale inventory. ZIP 02125 is around the 89th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for buyer competition. 57 homes went pending for every 100 new listings in the current reading. Supply contracted while buyer competition strengthened. Over the 11 readings on record, inventory moved between 35 and 69 — a 34-point spread across 27 comparable tracked ZIPs.

Nearby markets worth comparing

Relevant nearby ZIP pages include 02122, 02119, 02127, 02121.

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