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ZIP 02135 Brighton, MA Housing Market

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

02135 — Brighton area

Price, Rent & Competition

$656,784

$2,996

23 index

186

Supply & Market Activity

42

21

24.21%

Area profile & market context

Population

43,149

Population density

6,408 / sq mi

Latest market movement

Home value (MoM)

+0.46%

Inventory (MoM)

-4.12%

Buyer competition (MoM)

-20.69%

New listings (MoM)

-19.23%

Homes Pending (MoM)

-16.00%

Price cuts share (MoM)

-3.85%

Typical rent (YoY)

+2.23%

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: 21 · MoM: -16.00% · YoY: 23.53%

Other local market activity

  • New listings

    Value: 42 · MoM: -19.23% · YoY: 16.67%

  • Homes for sale

    Value: 186 · MoM: -4.12% · YoY: 51.22%

  • Buyer competition

    Value: 23 · MoM: -20.69% · YoY: -56.60%

  • Price cuts share

    Value: 24.21% · MoM: -3.85% · YoY: 4.46%

  • Home sales activity (metro)

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

ZIP 02135 covers residential neighborhoods in Brighton, located within Suffolk County, MA, part of the broader Boston housing market. The typical home value in ZIP 02135 in the Brighton housing market is $656,784, with a typical rent of $2,996 per month. That puts the local home-value-to-annual-rent ratio at 18.3.

Key stats

  • ZIP 02135 is around the 22nd percentile of tracked local ZIPs for home value.
  • ZIP 02135 is among the lowest of tracked local ZIPs for buyer competition.
  • The market-level home-value-to-annual-rent ratio is 18.3.
  • 50 homes went pending for every 100 new listings in the current reading.
  • Supply and buyer competition did not produce a clear easing or tightening split.
Typical home value
$656,784
Typical rent
$2,996
Homes for sale
186
Buyer competition
23
New listings
42
Homes going pending
21
Listings with price cuts
24.2%
Typical home value — past 12 months
Sep 25 – Aug 26
Down 0.1% over 12 months
Typical home value down 0.1% over the last 12 months in ZIP 02135.
Typical rent — past 12 months
Sep 25 – Aug 26
Up 2.5% over 12 months
Typical rent up 2.5% over the last 12 months in ZIP 02135.
Homes for sale — past 12 months
Sep 25 – Aug 26
Up 55.0% over 12 months
Homes for sale up 55.0% over the last 12 months in ZIP 02135.
New listings — past 12 months
Sep 25 – Aug 26
Up 16.7% over 12 months
New listings up 16.7% over the last 12 months in ZIP 02135.
Homes going pending — past 12 months
Sep 25 – Aug 26
Up 23.5% over 12 months
Homes going pending up 23.5% over the last 12 months in ZIP 02135.
Buyer competition index — past 12 months
Sep 25 – Aug 26
Down 59.6% over 12 months
Buyer competition index down 59.6% over the last 12 months in ZIP 02135.
Listings with price cuts — past 12 months
Sep 25 – Aug 26
Up 9.3% over 12 months
Listings with price cuts up 9.3% over the last 12 months in ZIP 02135.

Price and rent in ZIP 02135

ZIP 02135 is around the 22nd percentile of tracked local ZIPs for home value. ZIP 02135 is around the 15th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for rent.

ZIP 02135 home value & rent trend (past 12 months)

Typical home value fell 0.1% over the past 12 months, from $657,760 to $656,784. It rose in 4 of 11 monthly readings. The largest monthly gain was +0.6% in March 2026.

Typical rent rose 2.5% over the past 12 months, from $2,923 to $2,996. It rose in 7 of 11 monthly readings. The largest monthly gain was +1.8% in November 2025.

How ZIP 02135 compares to Boston

ZIP 02135's typical home value is 16.7% below the Brighton median of $788,761. ZIP 02135's typical rent is 6.6% below the Brighton median of $3,209. ZIP 02135's buyer competition is 48.9% below the Brighton median of 45.

Supply, pending activity, and competition

ZIP 02135 is around the 96th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for for-sale inventory. ZIP 02135 is among the lowest of tracked local ZIPs for buyer competition. 50 homes went pending for every 100 new listings in the current reading. Supply and buyer competition did not produce a clear easing or tightening split. Over the 12 readings on record, inventory moved between 86 and 194 — a 108-point spread across 27 comparable tracked ZIPs.

Nearby markets worth comparing

Relevant nearby ZIP pages include 02134, 02215, 02115, 02120.

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Sources and method

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