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Boston MA
Current market read
Landlord’s market
ConditionFirm
The yearly data reads a landlord's market, and the recent monthly signals are holding steady.
From public data. The situation now, not a forecast.
Renter Google Search InterestGOOGLE · MONTHLY
Rank
No change this month4of 43 metros
Attention, not a verdict. Google searches for apartments to rent.
Momentum · which way it's movingRENT + JOBS · UPDATED MONTHLY
Steady
Holding steady this month, no signal is pulling hard either way.
VacancyCENSUS · 2024
Share of rentals sitting empty
Asking rentZILLOW ZORI · MONTHLY
+2.2%
▲ Year over year
Older annual rent growth, Census
BOSTON
+4.7%
US AVG
+4.7%
Median rentCENSUS · 2024
$2,093/mo
Typical rent, 2024 yearly count
In the news · BostonNEWS · DAILY
NPCG Arranges Sales in Charlestown, LeicesterBoston Multifamily Market Report – June 2026Demand vs supplyCENSUS + BLS
Weak demand
DEMAND
Jobs+0.4%
Migration-4.52/1k
SUPPLY
Permits-16.8%
Vacancy3.6%
Rent vs buyFREDDIE MAC · WEEKLY
+$2,759/mo
Cheaper to rent than buying
$2,093RENT
$4,852OWN
Net migrationCENSUS · 2024
−4.52/1k
▼ Net outflow of residents
OUTFLOWINFLOW
Census · BLS · FRED · Zillow · news
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