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Metro housing market

Boston, MA housing market

The latest Boston, MA home prices, inventory, and days on market. The typical home here is 11.2% higher than the Massachusetts state average and 100.3% higher than the U.S. typical value.

Data as of May 2026.

Latest market snapshot

Home value

$742K

May 2026

Days on market

8 days

May 2026

Inventory

10,977

May 2026

What the numbers say

  • ·Typical home value (ZHVI) is $741,868 — -0.1% month over month, +1.6% year over year.
  • ·Median days on market is 8 days — -11.1% month over month, +14.3% year over year.
  • ·Homes for sale is 10,977 — +25.4% month over month, +9.1% year over year.

13-month trends

Typical home value (ZHVI)May 2025May 2026
Boston, MA Typical home value (ZHVI) — trailing 13 months$742K
Not enough data to chart median sale price yet.
Median days on marketMay 2025May 2026
Boston, MA Median days on market — trailing 13 months8 days
Homes for saleMay 2025May 2026
Boston, MA Homes for sale — trailing 13 months10,977

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Sources & methodology

Every figure on this page is drawn from authoritative public housing and mortgage data, refreshed monthly. Home values shown as ZHVI are a smoothed typical-value index, not raw sale prices. We cite openly so you can verify.