Home values, rents and more in Boston, MA
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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- $670k–$790k
- $790k–$1M
- $1M–$1.3M
- $1.3M+
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How Boston compares
The typical home in Boston, MA is worth about $761,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Boston are 5% above the typical value in the Boston metro area ($726,000) and 2.1 times the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Boston fell 1.6%, compared with +2.1% in the Boston metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $3,271 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 10% above the Boston metro area ($2,987) and 1.7 times the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 2.8% over the past year.
The median household income is $97,344, against $115,863 in the Boston metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 666,442 people live in Boston (American Community Survey 2020–24).
Boston has the 87th-highest typical home value of the 194 cities in the Boston metro area and the 98th-highest of 348 in Massachusetts with Zillow figures.
Part of: Suffolk County, MA · Boston metro area · Massachusetts
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ZIP codes in Boston, MA
- 02108 · Boston $1,686,000
- 02109 · Boston $951,000
- 02110 · Boston $1,422,000
- 02111 · Boston $972,000
- 02113 · Boston $723,000
- 02114 · Boston $733,000
- 02115 · Boston $901,000
- 02116 · Boston $1,339,000
- 02118 · Boston $962,000
- 02119 · Boston $632,000
- 02120 · Boston $936,000
- 02121 · Boston $621,000
- 02122 · Boston $649,000
- 02124 · Boston $670,000
- 02125 · Boston $637,000
- 02126 · Boston $585,000
- 02127 · Boston $854,000
- 02128 · Boston $650,000
- 02129 · Boston $1,007,000
- 02130 · Boston $789,000
- 02131 · Boston $704,000
- 02132 · Boston $792,000
- 02134 · Boston $734,000
- 02135 · Boston $622,000
- 02136 · Boston $639,000
- 02199 · Boston $3,281,000
- 02210 · Boston $1,488,000
- 02215 · Boston $697,000
Sources
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.
"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.