MA · Metro #10

Boston - MA housing market

The Boston metro has a typical home value of $741,868, up 1.6% from a year ago. Homes are moving fast at 8 days on market - a strong seller's market. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.

Typical home value
$741,868
+1.6% vs. year ago
Median sale price
$690,579
+1.2% YoY
Median list price
$796,967
Sale-to-list ratio
100.6%
Selling above ask
Days on market
8d
Listings w/ price cut
16.6%
New listings / mo
5,837
+5.9% YoY
Homes for sale
10,977
+9.1% YoY
Typical rent
$3,211/mo
+2.3% YoY
Context

How to read this data

The typical home value ($741,868) 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 1.6% over the past year. In Boston - MA, that means a home worth $730,185 last year is now worth roughly $741,868.

The median sale price , what homes actually close for , is $690,579. Homes are selling at 100.6% of list price, meaning buyers are typically paying at or above asking.

Homes listed in Boston - MA sit on the market for roughly 8 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 16.6% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 5,837 new listings hit the market each month in Boston - MA. There are currently 10,977 homes for sale, up 9.1% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Boston - MA is $3,211, up 2.3% 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.

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Other metros in MA

MetroHome value1-yr changeDays on market
Worcester - MA$482,611 +1.8% 8.0d
Springfield - MA$376,017 +2.7% 9.0d
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