20 zip codes·Updated September 2026

Boston rents and rental comps

The median asking rent across 20 Boston zip codes is $3,431/month, down 0.5% from a year ago.

Universities and hospitals run this city and create constant demand in one of the most supply-constrained markets in the country. Vacancy is a myth here. So are affordable rents. That's your upside as a landlord.

Median Asking Rent

$3,431

Rent Change (YoY)

-0.5%

Avg Days on Market

Active Rental Listings

9,729

Median List Price

$874,500

Median Asking Rent Over Time

Average across 20 zip codes

12 months+0.0%

Median Asking Rent by ZIP Code

Rental Listings by ZIP Code

ZIP	Median Rent	YoY Growth	$/Sqft	Avg DOM	Listings
02120	$3,995/mo	-0.1%	$3.75	68	749
02118	$3,900/mo	+3.3%	$5.27	46	736
02111	$3,890/mo	+0.9%	$5.32	38	221
02127	$3,650/mo	-3.9%	$4.20	43	725
02109	$3,610/mo	-9.8%	$4.72	34	172
02110	$3,600/mo	-14.3%	$5.11	34	50
02116	$3,600/mo	-2.3%	$5.78	46	817
02114	$3,575/mo	+2.4%	$4.88	43	910
02129	$3,550/mo	+1.4%	$4.66	31	252
02113	$3,300/mo	+10.0%	$4.91	61	299
02115	$3,300/mo	-5.7%	$5.30	69	847
02119	$3,300/mo	+3.1%	$3.00	77	504
02108	$3,275/mo	+2.3%	$5.38	60	121
02125	$3,200/mo	0.0%	$3.36	50	824
02130	$3,200/mo	+3.2%	$3.66	50	814
02121	$3,050/mo	-4.7%	$2.57	63	130
02128	$3,000/mo	0.0%	$3.59	53	795
02131	$3,000/mo	+5.9%	$2.98	54	251
02124	$2,978/mo	+0.9%	$2.84	53	294
02122	$2,900/mo	-3.3%	$2.82	62	218

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Median Asking Rent by Bedroom

Unit Size	Median Rent	$/Sqft
Studio	$2,486/mo	$5.65/sqft
1 Bedroom	$2,934/mo	$4.69/sqft
2 Bedroom	$3,728/mo	$4.02/sqft
3 Bedroom	$4,233/mo	$3.31/sqft
4 Bedroom	$4,913/mo	$3.59/sqft

Aggregated median across all Boston zip codes with available data.

For-Sale Listings by ZIP Code

ZIP	Median List Price	YoY Change	$/Sqft
02108	$2,390,000	-22.9%	$1,475.50
02110	$1,920,000	-10.7%	$1,600.18
02116	$1,585,000	+0.3%	$1,281.49
02109	$1,475,000	+67.6%	$1,154.02
02118	$1,048,000	-16.2%	$1,099.39
02127	$999,000	-11.2%	$840.00
02111	$995,000	-17.1%	$1,018.45
02115	$989,000	-8.0%	$1,242.66
02114	$900,000	-23.0%	$1,124.57
02113	$899,000	-10.0%	$1,005.03
02120	$850,000	+30.8%	$633.74
02130	$849,000	+9.5%	$651.25
02129	$799,000	-18.9%	$837.52
02119	$749,000	0.0%	$453.64
02124	$729,000	+4.1%	$433.33
02122	$719,000	-0.1%	$542.38
02121	$699,000	-0.1%	$382.94
02128	$699,000	+2.9%	$674.76
02131	$685,000	0.0%	$498.52
02125	$674,000	+3.7%	$518.04

About the Boston rental market

The median asking rent across Boston, MA sits at $3,431/month, pulled from active rental listings in 20 zip codes. That's down 0.5% from a year ago.

Rents aren't uniform across the city. ZIP 02120 tops the list at $3,995/month. ZIP 02122 comes in lowest at $2,900/month. About a 38% gap between the two ends of the city.

A 2-bedroom rents for $3,728/month at the median. 1-bedrooms run about $2,934. 3-bedrooms come in around $4,233.

Listings take longer here. The average is 52 days on market, which gives renters more room to negotiate and means landlords should price carefully.

Rent-to-price math is tight in Boston. The gross figure sits at about 4.7% ($3,431/month against $874,500 median price). Most investors here are betting on appreciation, not monthly cash flow.

Boston has a structural advantage few other cities can match. A massive concentration of universities (Harvard, MIT, BU, Northeastern, BC) and hospitals (Mass General, Brigham, Dana-Farber) generates constant demand from students, residents, fellows, and professors. Supply is severely limited. Geography constrains the city, and NIMBYism makes new construction slow. Back Bay, South End, and Cambridge are premium. Dorchester, Roxbury, and East Boston are cheaper. The September 1st lease cycle is real in Boston. A huge share of leases turn over on that date, which creates a leasing surge every summer. Understanding that seasonal cycle matters if you're pricing rent here.

These numbers are city-wide averages. If you're pricing a specific property in Boston, pull comps from the same zip code. The spread is usually bigger than people expect.