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Boston MA
Covers Boston, Cambridge and Newton.
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 searchabout 22,200 searches in July 2026 · StudiosSee read →
Renter Google Search InterestGoogle · monthly
About 22,200 searches in July 2026, for Boston on its own
What renters Google mostStudiosSee all →Attention, not a verdict. Google searches for apartments to rent.
Momentum · which way it's movingRENT + JOBS · UPDATED MONTHLY
Stable
Holding steady this month, no signal is pulling hard either way.
VacancyCENSUS · 2024
Share of rentals sitting empty. Yearly Census backdrop, not what sets the condition.
Asking rentZILLOW · MONTHLY
+2.1%
▲ Year over year
SEP ’24AUG ’26
Census 2024: +4.7% · US avg +5.2%
Median rentCENSUS · 2024
$2,093/mo
Typical rent, 2024 yearly count
In the news · BostonNEWS · DAILY
Latest local coverage, yesterday.● softer● neutral● firmer
There are many paths Mass. can take to create more housingHigh court upholds ruling on MBTA housing lawMass. High Court Again Upholds Housing Density LawView all 8 Boston news →Demand vs supplyCENSUS + BLS
Weak demand
DEMAND
Jobs+0.2%
Migration 2025-5.79/1k
SUPPLY
Permits 2025-16.8%
Vacancy 20243.6%
Rent vs buyFREDDIE MAC · WEEKLY
+$2,923/mo
Cheaper to rent than buying
rent $2,093 · own $5,016
$2,093RENT
$5,016OWN
Net migrationCENSUS · 2025
−5.79/1k
▼ Net outflow of residents
OUTFLOWINFLOW
Census · BLS · FRED · Zillow · news
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