Boston - MA housing market

The typical home value ($742,341) 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 1.9% over the past year. In Boston - MA, that means a home worth $728,500 last year is now worth roughly $742,341.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $702,249. Homes are selling at 101.8% of list price, meaning buyers are typically paying at or above asking.

Homes listed in Boston - MA sit on the market for roughly 11 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 22.2% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 5,536 new listings hit the market each month in Boston - MA. There are currently 13,013 homes for sale, up 11.8% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Boston - MA is $3,165, up 2.8% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 19.5x, toss-up (#53 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 6.66% 30-year rate, runs about $3,816 a month in principal and interest, $651 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 4.94% rate.

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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.

Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt September 2026. Methodology →