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Boston MA Apartment Market Read
Covers Boston, Cambridge and Newton.
Current market read
Landlord’s market
ConditionFirm
The yearly data reads a landlord's market, and the monthly figures, asking rents and jobs are holding steady.
From public data. The situation now, not a forecast.
Renter Google searchabout 18,100 searches in September 2026 · StudiosSee read → What renters Google mostStudiosSee all →
Renter Google Search InterestGoogle · monthly
About 18,100 searches in September 2026, for Boston on its own
November is usually one of the quietest months for renter searches here.
Attention, not a verdict. Google searches for apartments to rent.
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Momentum · which way it's movingRENT + JOBS · UPDATED MONTHLY
Stable
Nothing is pulling hard either way in the latest figures (September 2026).
Job growthBLS · SEPTEMBER 2026, PRELIMINARY
+0.1%
▲ Hiring, past 12 months
Job growth · 12 months
Oct 2025 to Sep 2026, with Pro
VacancyCENSUS · 2024
Share of rentals sitting empty. A yearly count, last taken 2024, not what sets the condition.
Asking rentZILLOW · MONTHLY
$2,948 a month
September 2026, ▲ up 2.2% on September 2025
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Asking rent · 24 months
Oct 2024 to Sep 2026, with Pro
Census 2024: +4.7% · US avg +4.6%
Median rentCENSUS · 2024
$2,093/mo
Typical rent. A yearly count, last taken 2024
Median rent · 8 yearly counts
2017 to 2025, no 2020, with Pro
In the news · BostonNEWS · DAILY
Latest local coverage, today. softer neutral firmer
Close-fought Mass. housing ballot question may be decided by Boston voters exempt from itWhelan: Mass. renters need housing, not more barriersMassachusetts Ballot Question 7, explained: Single-family housingView all 8 Boston news →Demand vs supplyCENSUS + BLS
Weak demand
DEMAND
Jobs+0.1%
Migration 2025−5.8/1k
SUPPLY
Permits 2025-17%
Vacancy 20243.6%
Rent vs buyWEEKLY RATE · 2024 RENT
+$3,160/mo
Cheaper to rent than buying
rent $2,093 · own $5,253
$2,093RENT
$5,253OWN
Domestic migrationCENSUS · 2025
−5.8/1k
▼ More people left for other US places than moved in. A yearly count, last taken 2025.
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