Boston - MA housing market
The Boston metro has a typical home value of $736,881, up 1.5% from a year ago. Homes are moving fast at 9 days on market - a strong seller's market. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.
How to read this data
The typical home value ($736,881) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Boston - MA metro area , a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.
Prices are up 1.5% over the past year. In Boston - MA, that means a home worth $725,991 last year is now worth roughly $736,881.
The median sale price , what homes actually close for , is $690,781. Homes are selling at 99.8% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.
Homes listed in Boston - MA sit on the market for roughly 9 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.
About 13.8% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.
Roughly 4,545 new listings hit the market each month in Boston - MA. There are currently 8,750 homes for sale, up 7.0% from a year ago.
The typical monthly rent in Boston - MA is $3,184, up 1.9% year over year. For investors, the price-to-rent ratio here is roughly 19x annual rent.
What's not on this page
This is market-level data, not property-level. We don't list individual homes for sale. For that, go to Zillow, Redfin, or your local MLS.
Other metros in MA
| Metro | Home value | 1-yr change | Days on market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester - MA | $478,242 | +1.6% | 10.0d |
| Springfield - MA | $369,950 | +2.4% | 10.0d |