Home values, rents and more in ZIP code 02116 (Back Bay, Boston, MA)
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How 02116 compares
The typical home in ZIP code 02116 (Back Bay, Boston, MA) is worth about $1,339,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in 02116 are 1.8 times the typical value in the Boston metro area ($726,000) and 3.7 times the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in 02116 rose 0.6%, compared with +2.1% in the Boston metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $3,412 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 14% above the Boston metro area ($2,987) and 1.8 times the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 0.9% over the past year.
The median household income is $126,496, against $115,863 in the Boston metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 21,978 people live in 02116 (American Community Survey 2020–24).
02116 has the 28th-highest typical home value of the 272 ZIP codes in the Boston metro area and the 34th-highest of 484 in Massachusetts with Zillow figures.
Part of: Boston, MA · Suffolk County, MA · Boston metro area · Massachusetts
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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.