ZIP 02128 covers residential neighborhoods in East Boston, located within Suffolk County, MA, part of the broader Boston housing market. The typical home value in ZIP 02128 in the East Boston housing market is $656,174, with a typical rent of $3,137 per month. That puts the local home-value-to-annual-rent ratio at 17.4.
Key stats
- ZIP 02128 is around the 19th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for home value.
- ZIP 02128 is around the 85th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for buyer competition.
- The market-level home-value-to-annual-rent ratio is 17.4.
- 40 homes went pending for every 100 new listings in the current reading.
- Supply contracted while buyer competition strengthened.
- Typical home value
- $656,174
- Typical rent
- $3,137
- Homes for sale
- 169
- Buyer competition
- 51
- New listings
- 47
- Homes going pending
- 19
- Listings with price cuts
- 18.3%
Price and rent in ZIP 02128
ZIP 02128 is around the 19th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for home value. ZIP 02128 is around the 38th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for rent.
ZIP 02128 home value & rent trend (past 12 months)
Typical home value fell 0.2% over the past 12 months, from $657,582 to $656,174. It rose in 6 of 11 monthly readings. The largest monthly gain was +0.4% in December 2025.
Typical rent rose 4.5% over the past 12 months, from $3,002 to $3,137. It rose in 7 of 11 monthly readings. The largest monthly gain was +1.7% in July 2026.
How ZIP 02128 compares to Boston
ZIP 02128's typical home value is 16.8% below the East Boston median of $788,761. ZIP 02128's typical rent is 2.2% below the East Boston median of $3,209. ZIP 02128's buyer competition is 13.3% above the East Boston median of 45.
Supply, pending activity, and competition
ZIP 02128 is around the 85th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for for-sale inventory. ZIP 02128 is around the 85th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for buyer competition. 40 homes went pending for every 100 new listings in the current reading. Supply contracted while buyer competition strengthened. Over the 12 readings on record, inventory moved between 102 and 182 — a 80-point spread across 27 comparable tracked ZIPs.
Nearby markets worth comparing
Relevant nearby ZIP pages include 02109, 02113, 02110, 02210.
Continue your market research
- Is the Boston Real Estate Market Cooling or Slowing Down?Read the related local market analysis.
- Is Boston a Buyer's Market?Read the related local market analysis.
- All Boston ZIP comparisonsCompare this market with another tracked ZIP or peer group.
- ZIP 02109 housing marketReview a nearby local market with the same core measures.
- ZIP 02113 housing marketReview a nearby local market with the same core measures.
- ZIP 02110 housing marketReview a nearby local market with the same core measures.
- Boston housing market overviewReturn to the broader parent market.
Sources and method
- HomeMarketCap.com data sources: home value, rent, inventory, and market activity datasets
- HomeMarketCap.com methodology: definitions and calculation rules
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