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Boston, MA

Data through 2026-10-25 · Compare the same week and metric. City names are navigation labels; the source area is shown below. A higher or lower price does not establish investment returns.

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51Rich Home Tools · Data interpretation and reading guide · Data through 2026-10-25

Current observations are calculated from the public snapshot; regional reading guides are written for this platform. Comparisons cover only the listed markets, not a ranking of the whole region.
Market overviewMedian sale priceMedian asking priceSale price year over yearInventory year over yearDays on market
Boston, MA$742,335$737,987+1.7%+19.7%26

Separate New York-area markets before comparing the Northeast

New York, Newark and Long Island use separate statistical areas. Choose a realistic commuting area before comparing prices and selling times; adding these rows does not establish a New York inventory total. Boston, Philadelphia and Washington offer separate comparisons of market pace.

Ask whether buyers have more choice even where prices are rising. Read sale-price and inventory changes in the same row, then check days on market. This helps decide which neighborhoods to research next; it does not rank investment returns.

Try New York versus Newark: check the budget first and selling speed next. Verify commuting, property type, building age and ownership costs for the actual home.

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Boston, MA

Median sale price $742,335 · Sale price year over year +1.7%

Inventory year over year +19.7% · Days on market 26

Boston, MA has a median sale price of $742,335, +1.7% year over year. It is the middle price of homes sold in the source area; use it to orient a budget before checking comparable neighborhood sales.

Inventory changed +19.7% and days on market are 26. Read changing choice alongside selling pace; these observations do not establish the cause of supply changes or the next price move.

For a same-week comparison, New York, NY reports $797,138 versus $742,335 here. Keep property type, size and commuting needs comparable; this is not the price difference for an identical home.

Market coverage: Boston, MA metro area · Redfin ID 14454

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Three steps for using this table

  1. Choose realistic locations using work, commuting and budget.
  2. Read same-week prices, inventory and days on market to identify differences to investigate.
  3. Check comparable sales, building condition and ownership costs for the actual home.

Asking and sale prices describe different sets of homes. Their difference is not a negotiating discount.

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Data and methodology

Weekly observations cover four-week periods. Charts use the last published week in each month and update the latest point weekly. States and counties use official monthly data. Metro statistics follow the actual statistical boundaries, rather than city limits.

Data through 2026-10-25